RESUMO
Two hundred and ninety-four people with road traffic injuries were admitted to hospitals within the period from 1st. June 1989 to 30 July 1989.47.3% of the injuries were due to collision. 56.5% of injured people were students and labourers, and 27.2% of the injured were below the age of nine years. The most frequent injuries were fractures and wounds [58.9%]. Head injuries were 39. 1% of the total. The average length of stay in the hospital for the people who were required to stay ten or less days was five days per injured person, while the average for those who required a stay for more than ten days [mainly due to fracture] was fifteen days per person. 43.8% of the injured were discharged after complete care was received while 6.5% died. It is recommended that an efficient emergency units in the hospitals should be set to receive road traffic injuries in order to avoid the complications and to deliver better care to the injured