Injury Pattern among Non-fatal Road Traffic Crash Victims
| dc.contributor.author | Kinuthia, Gichuhi | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2014-01-20T08:09:01Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2014-01-20T08:09:01Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2007 | |
| dc.description | DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.4314%2Feaoj.v1i1.49454 | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | Objective: To study and analyse the pattern of injuries among non-fatal road traffic crash victims. Design: Retrospective analytical study. Setting: Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi over a six-month period from February to July 2004. Subjects: Road traffic crashes victims treated at Kenyatta National Hospital, Nairobi during the period under study. Results: One thousand four hundred and twenty four victims of road traffic crashes were treated over a sixmonth period. The male: female ratio was 3:1 and the pedestrians were the majority (69.7%). The commonest injuries were fractures (69.0%) and the tibia/fibula being the most fractured bones (30.3%). Age group 15-44 years was the most affected (81.9%). There was one incidence of a ruptured eye in a passenger. Conclusion: Road traffic injuries are a major cause of death and disability globally with disproportionate number occurring in the developing countries. The most affected age group 15-44 years lead to double tragedy to these countries with loss of productive man-hours and expenditure incurred to treat them. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | East African Orthopaedic Journal Vol 1, No 1 (2007) | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issn | 1994-1072 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://ir-library.ku.ac.ke/handle/123456789/8699 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | East African Orthopaedic Journal | en_US |
| dc.title | Injury Pattern among Non-fatal Road Traffic Crash Victims | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |