The situations of patients with traffic accident treated at Health Center Duc Pho - Quang Nam province from 1996 - 2000
- Author:
Le Dinh Khanh
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Traffic accident
- MeSH:
Accidents, Traffic;
Therapeutics;
Off-Road Motor Vehicles
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2004;483(7):56-59
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
This study aims at evaluation of patients with traffic accident treated at Health Center Duc Pho - Quang Nam province. The number of patients with traffic accident increases yearly. 2041 patients with traffic accident had first aid and examined at Health Center Duc Pho - Quang Nam from 1996-2000, but 1554 patients treated. Male is more frequent than females (65.12% and 24.88%). The most patients are at the age of working (61.74%). The frequent time of traffic accident is on rush hour. The main causes of traffic accident are people who ride machine transports, especially the motor bike.