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    Road traffic accidents in the Kandy police area and its economic implications
    (Post Graduate Institute of Medicine, Colombo: PGIM., 2001) Dharmaratne, SD
    1520 vehicles were involved in these 949 accidents.The commonest vehicle to be involved was the van (26.1 per cent) while the motor car was second. The public transport vehicles,which comprised private (PVT) bus, Sri Lanka Transport board (SLTB) bus and the three wheeler (TW) accounted for 35.3 per cent of all the vehicles. Only 4.5 per cent motorcycles (MCs) and 0.7 per cent pedal cycles being involved in these accidents may reflect their low use in the study area. These accidents killed or injured 353 road users. The commonest road user to be injured was the pedestrain (53.6 per cent) followed by the passanger (27.2 per cent).These accidents killed ten (2.8 per cent) road users and grievously injured 75 (21.2 per cent) road users.The total estimated cost of the 949 accidents was Rs.359,87,336.61 with the fatal accidents being most costly (Rs. 181,55,250.82). As road user error was identified as the main cause of these RTAs, in the prevention of them this has to be addressed. One important,practical and affordable measure in this aspect is the prevention of the pedestrain coming into contact with the motor vehicle.Therefore, keeping the pedestrians away from the road areas reserved for motor vehicle as far as possible and insisting that buses have closed doors when they are in motion are some of the recommendations made based on this study.
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    A Study of treatment cost and some related factors contributing to road traffic accidents
    (Post Graduate Institute of Medicine, Colombo: PGIM ., 1992) DE LANEROLLE, DL
    This study comprise 225 road traffic accident patients admitted consequently to Accident Service Unit at Colombo South General Hospital. Factors associated with road traffic accidents and their treatment cost were studied. Patients were interviewed to get socio demographic factors related to toad accidents and they were followed up in the ward to get the information regarding the treatment. 48.44 per cent of all the accidents were in the age group between 21-40 years. Out of all road traffic accident patients males comprised 73.3 per cent while females were only 26.6 per cent. Peak hour of accidents (34 per cent) took place between 3pm and 6pm. Pedestrians ranked first (47.55per cent) among road users in the road accidents and ther were at fault in 31.8 per cent instances due to lack of care. Commenest sites of injuries were seen as head and neck, and lower limbs. Of the total treatment cost 30.11 per cent were on drugs and dressings while Accident Service staff salary accounted for 25.85 per cent. The highest cost was treating pedestrian victims. Treating fracture Tibia/Fibula ranked first (Rs. 9363/=) among other types of fractures. Average cost for a patient per day is Rs.290.00 and average total cost for a month treating all road traffic accident patients were Rs. 119,480/=