post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd) is the one of the main disorders arising from disastrous experiences. road accidents are common reasons for mental disorders which are associated with trauma. with regard to the prevalence and effects of ptsd, treatment of these disorders is very important. the aim of the present study is to determine the efficacy of cognitive-behavioral therapy in reducing...

Injuries caused by traffic accidents cause many deaths and disabilities children. Road traffic injuries are the main cause of death between the ages of 15 and 19 years and is the second cause of death among 5 to 14 year olds. Children's attitudes about driving and safe use of roads formed in 11 years. Road traffic injuries is one of the five cause of disability among children. Most victims betw...

An up-to-date review of rural road accident statistics for Iran is presented The review considers sources of accident statistics in Iran and the means by which they are collected. The statistics are considered in relation to accident causal and risk factors. A comparison is made with statistics available for other countries at a similar stage of development and countries with highly developed e...

Six hundred and twelve drivers with chronic disease, mainly diabetes, cardiovascular disease, renal disorders, and diseases of the sense organs, were investigated with regard to the frequency of road accidents and serious driving offences during a Io-year period. Road accidents directly caused by the disease or its treatment occurred in four (o-8%) cases, all due to hypoglycaemic attacks in ins...

INTRODUCTION Road traffic injuries constitute a major public health issue. The Province of Grosseto is one of the territories most affected in the Region of Tuscany. The objective of the study, part of the Road Safety Provincial Council's project, is to describe the epidemiology of the road accidents in order to contribute to the reduction of the burden of deaths and injuries. METHODS The dat...

BACKGROUND In 2007, 224 persons died in road traffic accidents in Norway. According to the instruction for prosecution, the police should request forensic autopsy in such deaths. The police's adherence to this instruction varies. The aim of this study was to document enforcement of the instruction for prosecution among police districts in two Norwegian counties (North and South Trøndelag). MA...

This paper presents a critical review of state-of-the-art macro models for road accidents. Such a review is meant to identify and establish the significance of policy and socioeconomic variables affecting the level of road accidents. The aim is to identify those variables associated with effective policies and interventions to enable decision makers to improve the level of road safety. The vari...

The workforce in many countries nowadays is becoming older due to demographic change. Compared with many other occupations, farmers often work until a higher age. This study analysed occupational accidents to farmers in Sweden from an age perspective using data on 223 work injuries on farms and 990 road accidents involving tractors. The results showed that older farmers were not significantly m...

due to demographic changes in germany older people are more frequently injured in road traffic accidents. in 2015, 73.338 older people were involved in traffic accidents with fatalities and/or injuries. the numbers of older people who have been injured in traffic accidents have increased dramatically since the late 90’s (+40%). but in general, elderly are less likely to be involved in road acci...