Road traffic injuries : a descriptive analysis of cases received at The Emergency Department \ King Hussein Medical Center

Abstract EN

Dbjective: To describe the frequency, pattern of injury, and medical treatment costs of road traffic injuries among satients seen at the Emergency Department of King Hussein Medical Center. Methods: The medical records of Patients with road traffic injuries that presented to the Emergency Department at <.ing Hussein Medical Center from 1st January to the 31st July 2005 were reviewed.

Data collected were age, gender distribution, frequency, and pattern of injuries, outcome, and medical treatment costs. Results: A total of 48413 patients were seen during the study period.

Four hundred and twenty two of them (0.87%) were due to road traffic injuries.

Among those 318(75%) were males, and 104 (25%) females.

The patient's ages ?anged between 2 and 60 years.

A total of 259 patients (61%) were treated as outpatients, 146 patients (35%) as in-satients.

17 (4%) were fatal cases. Head and neck injuries were the most affected (63%), while internal viscera injuries were (2%).

It cost JDs.

300,000 :o treat the cases. Conclusion: The study highlighted the medical and economic consequences of road traffic injuries.

It emphasizes the need for urgent work to reduce the preventable causes of Road Traffic Injuries.