Consequences of traffic accidents leading to injuries and hospitalization in motorcyclists of Dezful

Road accidents are the main cause of injuries and the most important causes of  disability and death worldwide. Traffic accidents are the eighth cause of death in the world and the first cause of death in the ages of 15-29 years. Approximately, a quarter of the world’s road deaths occur among motorcyclists. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to assess the consequences of traffic accidents leading to injuries and hospitalization in motorcyclists of Dezful in 2018.

In this descriptive cross-sectional study, the hospital records of injured motorcyclists in Ganjavian Hospital in 2018 were reviewed. The information in the files were collected and analyzed through a researcher-made checklist containing demographic information and the consequences of incidents.

The results showed that the mean age of the subjects was 29.24±16.10 years. The most trauma was to the head and neck (31.8%) and then the lower extremity (30.09%). The orthopedic surgery with 80.8% and screw andplates as its surgical tools with 59.6% had the highest rank.

According to the pattern of consequences of traffic accidents, if politicians pay attention to the prevention of traffic accidents, especially in the age group of adolescents and young people, the workload of specialists can be reduced and by using the vital capacity of hospitals for other necessary cases.