Pattern of Orthopedic Injuries Related to Road Traffic Accidents Among Patients Managed at the Emergency Department in Black Lion Hospital, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2021

Figures & data

Table 1 Sociodemographic Characteristics of the Study Population

Variables		Frequency	Percent
Age	1–12	46	13.7
	13–24	107	31.8
	25–36	98	29.2
	37–49	39	11.6
	>49	46	13.7
Sex	Male	241	71.7
	Female	95	28.3
Residency	Live in Addis Ababa	217	64.6
	Live out of Addis Ababa	119	35.4

Table 2 Frequency Distribution of Study Subjects on the Pattern of Orthopedic Injury Related to RTA

1.Region of the Body that was Injured		Frequency	Percent
Upper limb		56	16.7
Lower limb		161	47.9
Pelvic area		25	7.4
Chest area		10	3.0
Head injury		26	7.7
Multiple injuries		58	17.3
2.Type of vehicle that causes the injury
A Passenger car		122	36.3
Motorcycle		92	27.4
Bicycle		28	8.3
Bus		18	5.4
Pickup trucks		24	7.1
Others		52	15.5
3.Type of fracture
Simple		111	47.6
Compound		122	52.4
4. Site of dislocation
Shoulder		19	5.7
Elbow		14	4.2
Hip		12	3.6
Knee		8	2.4
5. Situation of the victim during the accident
Walking on the roadside or crossing the road (pedestrian)		174	51.8
Falling from a moving vehicle		109	32.4
Vehicle collision		49	14.6
Others		4	1.2
6. Patient condition and stabilization
Was treatment given Before arriving to ED	Yes	153	45.5
	No	165	49.1
	Unknown	18	5.4
Which type of treatment was given	First aid	17	5.1
	Resuscitation	21	6.3
	Medication	44	13.1
	All	69	20.5
	Other	6	1.8
Condition of the patient during arrival at the emergency department	Stable	234	69.6
	Unstable	98	29.2
	Died body on arrival	4	1.2
7. Type of wound
Open wound		200	59.5
Closed wound		136	40.5