Open AccessInjuries associated with cycle rickshaws accidents
Author(s) -
Sanjay Meena,
Nilesh Barwar,
Devarshi Rastogi,
Vineet Sharma
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
journal of emergencies, trauma and shock
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.313
H-Index - 29
eISSN - 0974-519X
pISSN - 0974-2700
DOI - 10.4103/0974-2700.130874
Subject(s) - medicine , glasgow coma scale , observational study , emergency medicine , medical emergency , injury prevention , poison control , occupational safety and health , surgery , pathology
Cycle rickshaw is an important means of transportation in Urban India. Pedestrians, rickshaw users, rickshaw pullers, two wheeled vehicle users and cyclists are among the most vulnerable road user groups in terms of injuries and fatalities resulting from road traffic accidents in India. Our objectives were to study characteristics of crashes and nature of injuries associated with cycle rickshaw.