Road Traffic Accident Fatalities In Tikrit General Hospital

Abstract

Trauma due to car accident or road traffic accident (RTA S) in Salaheddin governorate hasincreased in direct proportion to the increasing number of cars. This study is a 6-year retrospectiveanalysis of R.T.A fatalities at Tikrit general hospital (TGH), which covers most of the medical andall the medico-legal services of this governorate. During these 6-year (4774) victims attendedTGH, total RTAs victims seen at TGH increased gradually with increase also in the number ofdeaths, which is due to deterioration of medical hospital and during hospitalization. At TGH, RTAis the primary cause of death for all age groups and especially for productive young adults belowthe age of (40) years.