Abstract

Material and Methods: One hundred twenty patients presented with trauma in emergency department of either gender were selected. Parameters such as mode of injury, education, marital status, injury severity score (ISS), Glasgow coma scale, reporting time to emergency, nature of injury, body region involved and management performed was recorded. Results: Out of 120 patients, males were 70 (58.3%) and females were 50 (41.7%). Age group 0-10 years had 7, 11-20 years had 13, 21-30 years had 35, 31-40 years had 40, 41-50 years had 22 and >50 years had 3 patients. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). The mode of injury was RTA in 75, assault in 32 and domestic violence in 13 cases. Education was illiterate in 45, high school in 60 and secondary school and above in 15 cases. Marital status was married in 32 and unmarried in 88. Reporting time to emergency was <1 hour seen in 75 and >1 hour in 55. Nature of injury was abrasion seen in 22, contusion in 30, fracture in 48 and laceration in 20 cases. Body region involved was chest in 25, head in 40, face in 5, neck in 10, abdomen in 8, upper limb in 20 and lower limb in 12 cases. Injury severity score >15 was seen in 92 and <15 in 28 cases. The difference was significant (P< 0.05). Management of cases done was fluid resuscitation in 34, inotropic infusion in 41 and surgery in 45 cases. The difference was non- significant (P> 0.05). Conclusion: Maximum cases were seen in age group 31-40, male predominance, ISS >15, with head injury and managed with surgery.

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