A Study of treatment cost and some related factors contributing to road traffic accidents

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dc.contributor.authorDE LANEROLLE, DLen_US
dc.date.accessioned2011-02-14T07:58:33Z
dc.date.available2011-02-14T07:58:33Z
dc.date.created1992en_US
dc.date.issued1992en_US
dc.descriptionDissertation: M.Sc.(Community Medicine), Post Graduate Institute of Medicine, Colombo: PGIM , 1992.en_US
dc.description.abstractThis 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/=en_US
dc.identifier.citationDE LANEROLLE, DL, A Study of treatment cost and some related factors contributing to road traffic accidents, Post Graduate Institute of Medicine, Colombo PGIM , 1992: p.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://imsear.searo.who.int/handle/123456789/128017
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherPost Graduate Institute of Medicine, Colombo: PGIM .en_US
dc.rightsPost Graduate Institute of Medicine, Colombo, PGIM : Sri Lanka HELLIS Networken_US
dc.source.urihttps://hellis.srilanka.healthrepository.orgen_US
dc.subjectAccidentsen_US
dc.subject.meshAccidents, Trafficen_US
dc.subject.meshAccidents, Traffic-economicsen_US
dc.subject.meshHospitalization-statistics \& numerical dataen_US
dc.subject.meshAccidents, Traffic-statistics \& numerical dataen_US
dc.subject.meshHospitalizationen_US
dc.subject.meshSocioeconomic Factorsen_US
dc.titleA Study of treatment cost and some related factors contributing to road traffic accidentsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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