title: Trauma patients in an Indian hospital.
abstract: The study was carried out at the Emergency Department of Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College Hospital, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India, to ascertain the pattern of trauma in the patients. A total of 2446 trauma cases were recorded in the year 1987. Accidental falls were the commonest cause of injury, i.e 35.7%, followed by motor-vehicle collisions (23.5%), pedal cyclists (8%), occupational injuries (5.2%) and sports injuries (5.2%). The commonest age group involved was 5-15 years which accounted for 32.8% of all trauma. Fractures (44%) were the most frequently observed nature of injury. Death due to trauma was highest in motor-vehicle collisions (31%) followed by accidental falls (16%), and occupational injuries (12%).
authors.affiliation: Department of Community Medicine, Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh Muslim University, India.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Dhingra
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Yunus
authors.forename: S N
authors.initials: SN
authors.lastname: Sinha
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zaheer
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khan
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002423:Cause of Death; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003953:Diagnosis-Related Groups; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006785:Hospitals, University; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008875:Middle Aged; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000401:mortality