According to the forensic statistics, in Iran, 26 percent of those killed in traffic accidents are motorcyclists in recent years. Thus, it is necessary to investigate the causes of motorcycle accidents because of the high number of motorcyclist casualties. Motorcyclists' dangerous behaviors are among the causes of events that are discussed in this study. Traffic signs have the important role of...

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conclusions urban rtas are one of the most important problems in kashan and aran-bidgol cities, which impose a great economic burden on health system. motorcyclists are the most vulnerable victims and multiple trauma and head injury are seen among them extensively. patients and methods during a retrospective study, data including age, sex, injury type and pattern, outcome, hospital stay and tre...

background & objectives : trauma is one of the major causes of morbidity and mortality in different countries.  road accidents are the main causes of death due to trauma.  the injury resulted from traffic accident is one of the neglected problems of public health whose follow-up is necessary.  the purpose of this survey is to study the epidemiology of injuries and their causes in traumatic pati...

background: three studies were conducted aiming to design specific interventions regarding motorcyclist's safety using haddon matrix in 14 cities of iran .   methods : motorcyclists' fatality data was extracted in 14 cities (5 safe community practicing and 9 safe community non practicing cities) during 2006-2007. as the next step a cross sectional study on knowledge, attitude, practic...

The project aimed to investigate how hazard perception and responding is affected by level of experience as a motorcycle rider and to assess the extent to which hazard perception and responding can be improved by specific training. The literature review showed that car drivers with fewer crashes and older or more experienced drivers respond more quickly on hazard perception tasks and that at le...

donor of the organ more and more substituted in several contexts the recipient as the figure of reference. And a fundamental uneasiness facing modern medicine manifested itself behind the interests of self-determination. However, the history of organ transplantation is not a history of increasing biopower in Hofmann’s view. Since the 1980s it has been formed by a liberal form of power that saw ...

To cite: Bosman WMPF, Ritchie ED, da Costa SA. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/ bcr-2013-201278 DESCRIPTION A car which was driving backwards on a parking place hit a 56-year-old female motorcyclist and she was launched through the rear windshield of the car. On admittance at the emergency department, the patient was assessed and treated following the ...