Time to reach health-care facility and hospital exit outcome among road traffic accident victims attending a tertiary care hospital, Puducherry

• Main Authors: Jency Antony (Author), Venkatachalam Jayaseelan (Author), Jeby Jose Olickal (Author), Joseph Alexis (Author), Manikandanesan Sakthivel (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications, 2021-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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BACKGROUND: In India, most of the deaths due to road traffic accidents (RTAs) occur within 24 h of the accident. Hence, this study aimed to assess the proportion of RTA victims reaching the health-care facilities within the golden hour. MATERIALS AND METHODS: This cross-sectional study was conducted...