OBJECTIVE This study investigated the profile of drivers involved in automobile accidents attending a hospital emergency department (ED) in Catanzaro (Italy). METHODS Car drivers involved in automobile accidents who were registered for emergency care between May 2003 and February 2004 were included in the study. Demographics and details of the accident were collected immediately after admitta...

OBJECTIVE To determine the patterns,complications and casualties of road traffic accidents in North West of Iran during 2013 New Year holidays. METHODS One hundred and eighty one patients with trauma-related vehicle crashes were investigated in a cross sectional-descriptive study. We only included those road traffic accidents which were recorded during the 2013 Iranian New Year holidays. Seve...

traffic accidents are one of the most important challenges  of public hygiene that needs global attention and effort. the recent research was conducted in order to determine the crash trend and develop the accident prediction model that leads to death in ilam from 2010 to 2014. the recent study based on descriptive analysis was performed by using the  statistical data related to death caused by...

car manufacturing industry accident’s rates from three major companies are analyzed. totally 1325 accidents with 4 cases of fatality were recorded. accident rates per 100 full-time workers have gradually increased from 5.3 to 8.7 during 3 years of study. most of the accidents occurred during the primary hours of the work, strains and sprains represented the most frequently occurring type of inj...

Mobile phone use when driving is widely considered to be a major cause of car accidents. This paper attempts to review the existing literature by focusing on three key issues: (a) Whether and how seriously does mobile phone use impair driving? (b) How and why does mobile phone use impair driving? (c) What should be done to best prevent from accident? The authors identified a total of 90 epidemi...

The purpose of this study was to analyze the frequency of general aviation (GA) airplane accidents and accident rates on the basis of aircraft certification to determine whether or not differences in aircraft certification rules had an influence on accidents. In addition, the narrative cause descriptions contained within the accident reports were analyzed to determine whether there were differe...

Marketing and management measures – often colloquially know as ‘soft’ measures – can encourage a shift from car travel to more sustainable transport modes, and may also increase public support for direct actions to limit car use. These measures are often effective because many people lack information about alternatives to the car, even for journeys where good alternatives already exist. Other p...