Epidemiological and Clinical Study of Road Accidents in the CS Réf of Fana

Abstract

Road traffic accidents are the second cause of mortality between 30 and 40 years worldwide. They are 1,2 million injured or disabled person. It was a prospective and descriptive study of 223 cases of road accidents, occurring from 01 January to 31 December 2020 and consulted at the CSREF of FANA, of which. Objective was to study the trauma caused by the public road accidents at the FANA reference health center. Results: During our study period we have completed 13471 Curative consultations, 6130 Emergency Home Consultations, 45.5% of which 223 AVP cases are 3.64%. The frequency of road accidents in the FANA CSREF is 3.64%. The average age observed in our sample was 27.51 ± 15.57 with extremes ranging from 4 to 70 years. A male predominance, 72.6% and a 2.65 ratio sex. The most represented socioprofessional layer is students and students with 34.5% case. The wound lesion is the most observed 63.2%. Cases of type ski-type accident accounted for 36, 8% of the cases. Conclusion: traffic accidents nowadays constitute a growing threat of precious losses in human life and disabilities for our populations, which constitutes a potential waste human resources and economic growth.