A Study of Road Traffic Accident Reported at Tertiary Care Hospital BPSGMC (W) Khanpur Kalan, Sonepat

Background: Injury and deaths due to road traffic accidents (RTA) are a major public health problem in developingcountries where more than 85% of all deaths and 90% of disability-adjusted life years were lost from road trafficinjuries.Objectives: To study the type of injuries in Road Traffic Accidents reported at a tertiary care hospital and todetermine the various factors for the occurrence of the accidents.Method: Study was planned to study the major causes/risk factors as well as nature, type and mode of occurrenceof road traffic accidents in sonepat city and study demographic profile and injury pattern among RTA victims.Road traffic accidents are responsible for a substantial proportion of deaths &injuries and are responsible for moreyears of life lost than most human diseases. The WHO has defined road traffic accident (RTA) as when a vehiclecollides with another vehicle, pedestrian, animal, road debris, or other stationary obstruction.Results: The data were summarized using percentages. There is a high percentage of RTA among males (86.4%)and no experience of driving were important risk factors identified for accidents. Total of 140 injured patients wereseen in the emergency department. More than 80% accident cases were two wheelers. The most common site ofthe RTA was found at state highway.