Ali Akhtar, Muhammad Shoaib, Ali Shami.
Motorcycle Accidents, a Real Burden & Challenge of Health Care System in Tertiary Care Hospital.
J Islamabad Med Dent Coll Jan ;6(2):95-9.

Objectives: To find out the incidence, modalities, reasons of injuries and existing burden of motorcycles trauma in the Orthopedics department, of a tertiary care Hospital. Patients and Methods: This study was performed among patients that presented to the department of orthopedic surgery unit II, via accident and emergency from 1st September 2015 to 1st December 2015. Patients of both gender, age above 11 years, presented in emergency calls of unit II were included in the study. All patients were initially managed as per “Advance Trauma and Life Support” principles in Emergency department of PIMS and later either discharged or admitted. Results: Total 973 patients were categorized into four major groups, including 709 road traffic accidents, 186 incidental traumas, 29 assaults and 49 miscellaneous injuries. Road traffic accidents which were 73% of a total number of cases had a major share in the data. Among these 709 patients of road traffic accidents, 71% cases were the motorcycle riders. Among all motorcycle accidents, 36% riders were between 16 years to 25 years of age and the most grievous trauma was seen in this age group. Regarding license holding age, only 34% people had a driving license while remaining all were without a license. Conclusions: The motorcycle trauma ranges from minor abrasions to the long live disability. It is a huge percentage among all types of trauma and casualties showing the burden on the health system and ultimately the families who would be end sufferers. Younger population is more prone to the grievous injuries that ultimately pertain for a long time or some of them would be living with the permanent disability.

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