The Assessment of Pattern of Injuries Due to Road Traffic Accidents

Abstract

The increase of the traffic on the roads of Pakistan has drastically increased the rate of accidents. Such accidents have effect on the life of several families as they have lost their family members loved one and faced the long-life disability. Therefore, the current study examines the pattern of injuries due to RTA among the patients of public hospitals so that the root causes and injury types and mortality rate can be assessed. The descriptive and cross-sectional study design have been utilized in this study. The self-administered questionnaire was adopted, and data was collected from 120 patients affected from RTA. The results reveal that the accident rate is high among the males and injury level is moderate. The poor road condition, lack of awareness and poor implementation of traffic rules are the major causes of road traffic accidents. The study also presents the limitations and recommendation at the end.