ABSTRACT
A total of 1,516 victims of road traffic accidents that attended the Casualty Department of Rangoon General Hospital, during the one-year period, 1st October 1969 to 30th September 1970 were studied in respect of the type of accident with the resulting nature of injuries to various parts of the body in different category of road users involved. It was observed that out of 1,516 road users, 24.8 per cent were under the age of 15 years, 65.2 per cent were in age group 15-54 and 10 per cent above 55 years. Taking all the accidents males were involved 2.7 times more than females. The largest category of road users injured and died in road traffic accidents were pedestrians followed by car occupants, pedal cyclists and trishaw riders and motor cyclists. Students, preschool childrenand manual labourers, are at high risks in road traffic accidents. Head injury was the commonest form of injury seen, followed by injury of leg, arm and chest injuries. 40 per cent of fatally injured cases died at the spot of accident and apporximately 60 per cent died within 12 hours after arrival to hospital.