title: Analysis of personality traits as a risk factor in crash related trauma.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Due to increasing stress, individual personality traits are becoming a significant contributor to CRT (Crash Related Trauma). In the present study, we hypothesized that there will be no difference in personality characteristics of CRT patients and control subjects and there will be no association between trauma and personality characteristics of CRT patients.
  
  
  METHODS
  A total of 119 cases and 112 controls of age >18 years were selected as per criteria decided. After obtaining ethical clearance, patients presenting to the emergency orthopedic unit were included in the study. After primary management all enrolled subjects were assessed by ICD 10 module screening questionnaire and analyzed for nine personality traits, subject to written informed consent.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Of all the cases enrolled 82.35% were males. Impulsive personality trait is found in 84.78% (39/46) cases. There were 46 motorcyclists out of 119 cases enrolled. Most of the personality traits showed a statistical significant association (p < 0.0003) with CRT.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Majority of CRT victims attending orthopedic emergency unit at trauma center had impulsive and histrionic personality characteristics which accounted for 84.78% and 82.61% cases respectively. These traits showed a statistical significant association with CRT.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India- 226 018.
authors.forename: Vineet
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India- 226 018.
authors.forename: Rahul
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Goyal
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India- 226 018.
authors.forename: Ajai
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India- 226 018.
authors.forename: Vineet
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India- 226 018.
authors.forename: Rajeshwer Nath
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Srivastava
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India- 226 018.
authors.forename: Santosh
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, King George's Medical University, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India- 226 018.
authors.forename: Ashish
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kumar
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D038801:International Classification of Diseases; D008297:Male; D009049:Motorcycles; D010551:Personality; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D014947:Wounds and Injuries; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Crash related trauma; motorcyclist; personality traits