introduction : road traffic injuries (rti) are among the most important health problems worldwide as they cause more than 1.2 million deaths and 50 million injuries each year. therefore, the present study aims to evaluate the outcome and aftermath of rti in those who were injured and hospitalized due to a traffic accident. methods : in the present retrospective cohort study with a one-year foll...

driving is a complex psychomotor task involving distinct cognitive, perceptual and decision making skills. it needs to more concentration and alertness to driving safe. several studies have shown the potential effects of alcohol in crash production by epidemiological and laboratory analysis. alcohol is obviously the most common single cause of traffic accidents in america. a review of the relat...

conclusions planning for the prevention of traffic accidents requires standardized data. as the foundation for crash prevention efforts, existing standard data infrastructures present policymakers and government officials with a great opportunity to strengthen and integrate existing accident information systems to better track road traffic injuries and fatalities. results an (mds) of a traffic ...

conclusions there was a decreasing trend in the study and the future years. it seems that implementation of some interventions in the recent decade has had a positive effect on the decline of rta fatalities. nevertheless, there is still a need to pay more attention in order to prevent the occurrence and the mortalities related to traffic accidents. results the mean age of the victims was 37.22 ...

background: population‑based estimates of traffic accidents (tas) are not readily available for developing countries. this study examined the contribution of socioeconomic status (ses) to the risk of ta among iranian adult s. methods: a total of 64,200people aged ≥18years were identified from 2008 urban health equity assessment and response tool (urban heart) survey. 22,128 households were inte...

Background: In recent decades, ‎due to the increase in users of roads and inadequate attention to the creation and development of appropriate passageways for traffic, there has been a growing trend in traffic accidents and casualties caused by them. The traffic accidents among pedestrians to take necessary measures in a timely fashion should be well studied. This study was conducted with th...

  Iran has had incremental incidence of traffic accident mortality since introduction of mechanization about a century ago. But the newest data from Iran show decrease in the absolute number of deaths, death per 10,000 vehicles and death per 100, 000 populations. Despite its huge impact on health and economy, research in the field of traffic crashes is still scant and there are still deficienci...