Road traffic injuries and deaths among patients seen at the emergency Department of King Hussein Medical Center in a one -year period

Abstract EN

Objective : Estimate the frequency of road traffic injuries and deaths among patients seen at the Emergency Department of King Hussein Medical Center.

Patients and Methods : The medical records of Patients with road traffic injuries and deaths who evacuated to the Emergency Department of King Hussein Medical from January to December 2006 were reviewed.

Results : Arround 120977 patients were seen during the study period.

Seven hundred and seventy two (0.63 %) patients had road traffic injuries.

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

The patients’ ages range between 2 and 70 years.

A total of 147 (19 %) injured patients were admitted to the hospital, 289 (76 %) patients were treated as outpatient and 36 (5 %) cases of death.

Conclusion : The study shows the magnitude of deaths and injuries among patients evacuated to the Emergency Department of King Hussein Medical Center after exposed to road traffic injuries.

It also emphasizes that RTIs can be prevented through action at all levels of road traffic system.