@article{ref1,
title="Road traffic accidents: patterns and predisposing factors",
journal="Indian journal of forensic medicine and toxicology",
year="2016",
author="Prasanna, Vinayaka K. and Vanaja, D. and Bellara, Raghavendra",
volume="10",
number="1",
pages="206-211",
abstract="Background  Road traffic accidents are multifactorial in nature which involves human, environmental factors and vehicular factors. The present study will help us to shed light into factors facilitating the occurrence of accidents.   Objectives  To study the socio-demogrphic profile and injury patterns among the victims and study the factors facilitating the occurrence of road traffic accidents.   Methodology  A hospital based cross-sectional study was done under the setting of tertiary care hospital, VIMS, Ballari, Karnataka during the period from November 2014 to October 2015. Victims of RTA who were attending casualty department and department of Orthopedics, Surgery, Neuro-surgery were included. Data related to socio-demographic profile, factors influencing the onset of the accident, injury pattern were collected on clinical examination of the victim.   Results  Mean age of the victims 35.12 ± 15.7 years, male to female ratio of 3.9: 1, motorized two wheeler (38%), three wheeler (16%) and truck/lorry (22%) were common vehicles involved in RTAs. Excess speeding (66.8%) of the vehicle and under the influence of alcohol (22.8%) were the predominant predisposing factors for the occurrence of the RTAs.   Conclusion  The victims were young adults and there was male preponderance in the occurrence of RTAs. Excess speeding of the vehicle and under the influence of alcohol was the predominant predisposing factors for the occurrence of the RTAs.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0973-9122",
doi="10.5958/0973-9130.2016.00048.7",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.5958/0973-9130.2016.00048.7"
}