Almost 1.2 million people pass away in the world every year due to traffic accidents. Person, road and vehicle play important role in accidents that the most important factor is person. Traffic accidents are the third cause of mortality in the world. Modification and implementation of traffic laws and improvement of safety culture are being able to decrease traffic accidents. This descriptive s...

INTRODUCTION Pain is a common occurrence in trauma victims that provokes harmful effects on the body. However, there is a gap in the literature about this problem, which is still underevaluated and undertreated in Brazil, especially concerning the use of opioids. OBJECTIVES To estimate pain intensity and the use of analgesia in traffic accident victims. MATERIALS AND METHODS A prospective s...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to examine the self-reported health status of road traffic accident victims and the predictors of self-assessed recovery 1 year after major trauma in a French population. DESIGN A follow-up study. METHODS The cohort comprised 276 seriously injured victims of road traffic accidents, aged > 16 years from the Rhône administrative department, France. Victim c...

almost 1.2 million people pass away in the world every year due to traffic accidents. person, road and vehicle play important role in accidents that the most important factor is person. traffic accidents are the third cause of mortality in the world. modification and implementation of traffic laws and improvement of safety culture are being able to decrease traffic accidents. this descriptive s...

We evaluated the road traffic accidents and drinking habits in all 47 prefectures of Japan by ecological study. Data on traffic accidents were obtained from Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications, Japan. Drinking habits were also obtained from Ministry of Health Labour and Welfare and The General Insurance Association of Japan. The effect of drinking on road traffic accidents was evalu...

Road traffic injury related deaths can be considered interplay of increasing speeds and rising traffic volume on our roads. Present study considers various circumstances and in depth analysis of fatal road accidents. This study on 100 fatal cases is an attempt to interpret various aspects of this so called rising pandemic of modern society. Out of 100, 88 % were male, 12 % female. Pedestrians a...

Unintentional (accidental) injuries in childhood constitute a significant public health problem. Young children are extremely vulnerable to unintentional injuries that are vastly preventable. All cases of fatal unintentional injuries in children aged 10 years and below autopsied during 1994-2007 were retrospectively reviewed. Seventy five such cases were identified during the 14 year study peri...

background: traffic accidents are the main cause of death and disability in the world and iran. the injuries caused by traffic accidents may result in severe limitations and worst outcomes in various aspects of lives of traffic accident injured people and their families. therefore, understanding their experiences is very important to design better programs with regard to their treatment and ret...

conclusions as the results of this study show, different factors contribute to different driving behaviors and accidents. the broad scope of these factors links accidents to other social issues and damages. results the findings indicated that in the psychosocial model of driving behavior (including lapses, mistakes, and intentional violations) and accidents, psychological factors, depression (p...

BACKGROUND Injuries are the second greatest cause of mortality in Iran. Information about the epidemiological pattern of injuries is effective in decision-making. In this regard, the aim of the current study is to elaborate on the epidemiology of injuries in Iran through a systematic review. METHODS Required data were collected searching the following key words and their Persian equivalents; ...