Injuries in adults - Road Traffic Accidents (RTAs) by deprivation (Page 1 of 2)

Figure 3 andtable 9  show emergency admissions due to Road Traffic Accidents (RTAs) in adults aged 15 and over by deprivation quintile. These show variations in the standardised discharge ratio across deprivation quintiles. The pattern found within adults is slightly different to that found within children, where deprivation quintile 5 had by far the highest discharge ratio.  Emergency admission rates show that RTAs are least likely to occur in the least deprived (deprivation quintile 1) areas with a rate of 70.2.  Rates for RTAs in the deprivation quintiles 2 to 5 are relatively similar, ranging between rates of 102.4 (deprivation quintile 2) and 111.5 (deprivation quintile 3).

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RTAs account for 7.2% of all unintentional injuries in adults, which resulted in an emergency admission to hospital. Table 10a andTable 10b provide further information on the length of stay and the type of RTA.