The Pattern of Chest Injuries Following RTA
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- 1. Assistant Professor, Department of FMT, Narayan Medical College, Jamuhar, Sasaram, Bihar, India
- 2. Assistant Professor, Department of FMT, IGIMS, Patna, Bihar, India
- 3. Senior Resident /Tutor, Department of FMT, IGIMS, Patna, Bihar, India
- 4. Junior Resident, Department of FMT, IGIMS, Patna, Bihar, India
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Background: Vehicle collisions are a primary source of mortality on the planet. Due to the location of essential organs inside the chest cavity, severe chest injuries sustained in such events are often deadly. The purpose of this research is to assess the significance of these injuries on motorist safety. Study Design: Descriptive retrospective study. Methods: The purpose of this study was to provide a descriptive retrospective analysis of postmortem autopsy results from instances of road traffic accidents with chest injuries treated over a period of 10 years. The statistical analysis was done in IBM SPSS 15.0 (P 0.05). Results: There were 70 total cases examined. The age range was from 6 decades to 80 decades, and the ratio of males to females was 5.5 to 1. Rib fractures were the most prevalent chest injury, accounting for 94.1% of all cases, followed by haemothorax (58.5%), laceration of the lungs (21.0%). One incidence (1.1% of total) involved the diaphragm, making it the chest structure least often afflicted. Multi-system injuries accounted for the majority of fatalities (80.2%). Conclusion:More men and younger, more active adults die from chest injuries sustained in car accidents. When it comes to chest injuries, the ribs take the cake. Seldom do people sustain damage to their thoracic spine or other internal organs. Numerous injuries account for the vast majority of fatalities.
Abstract (English)
Background: Vehicle collisions are a primary source of mortality on the planet. Due to the location of essential organs inside the chest cavity, severe chest injuries sustained in such events are often deadly. The purpose of this research is to assess the significance of these injuries on motorist safety. Study Design: Descriptive retrospective study. Methods: The purpose of this study was to provide a descriptive retrospective analysis of postmortem autopsy results from instances of road traffic accidents with chest injuries treated over a period of 10 years. The statistical analysis was done in IBM SPSS 15.0 (P 0.05). Results: There were 70 total cases examined. The age range was from 6 decades to 80 decades, and the ratio of males to females was 5.5 to 1. Rib fractures were the most prevalent chest injury, accounting for 94.1% of all cases, followed by haemothorax (58.5%), laceration of the lungs (21.0%). One incidence (1.1% of total) involved the diaphragm, making it the chest structure least often afflicted. Multi-system injuries accounted for the majority of fatalities (80.2%). Conclusion:More men and younger, more active adults die from chest injuries sustained in car accidents. When it comes to chest injuries, the ribs take the cake. Seldom do people sustain damage to their thoracic spine or other internal organs. Numerous injuries account for the vast majority of fatalities.
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