road traffic accidents represent the important health threat to children in developing countries. post-traumatic stress disorder (ptsd) can occur as result of road traffic accidents. in this regard, people under 30 years old are the main victims of road traffic accidents. during previous decades road accident consequences for mental state or other aspects of life was neglected. survey proposed ...

Sharon O’BRIEN Richard TAY Barry WATSON Centre for Accident Research & Road Safety Associate Professor in Road Safety Centre for Accident Research & Road Safety Queensland University of Technology Centre for Accident Research & Road Safety Queensland University of Technology Carseldine, Queensland, Australia Queensland University of Technology Carseldine, Queensland, Australia Carseldine, Queen...

epilepsy is one of the most prevalent serious neurologic conditions, affect 1 % of the population worldwide. people with epilepsy may feel it's safe to drive when their seizures seem to be under control, but patients with epilepsy were seven times more likely to have a driving accident leading to emergency room care than those without epilepsy. people with seizures had 2.3 times the rate o...

methamphetamine hydrochloride is a white to light brown crystalline powder, or clear chunky crystals resembling ice. the majority of street methamphetamine is produced in clandestine laboratories. the drug manufacturer states that patients should be informed that methamphetamine and amphetamine may impair the ability to engage in potentially hazardous activities such as driving a motor vehicle....

road safety must be shared responsibility between the school, the parents/caregivers, the children, territorial authority, transport agencies, and police. children need to learn to use the roads safety, to walk and cycle in safety, and also to use their common sense when crossing a road or getting into a car. road safety is essential for children’s freedom, development, and exercise and of cour...

conclusions injuries affect all age groups; however, the disproportionately at risk population is the productive youth. preventive strategies should focus on reducing trauma incidence among young men at population level. considering the higher number of incidents occurring in mid spring and late summer, authorities should devise preventive plans mainly through alteration of traffic rules in thi...

Increasing amount of road traffic in 1990s has drawn much attention in Korea due to its influence on safety problems. Various types of data analyses are done in order to analyze the relationship between the severity of road traffic accident and driving environmental factors based on traffic accident records. Accurate results of such accident data analysis can provide crucial information for roa...

In Poland, details about each road accident are recorded by the police in the standard format called Road Accident Card. The Card consists of a number of pieces of information that identify a variety of accident features such as location, kind of accident, number of victims, number and types of vehicles/other road users involved. This information is collected and stored in a computer accident d...

Road accidents have a definite impact in terms of lives, welfare and traffic congestion, especially with increase in mobility and number of overall vehicles. Prevention policies can greatly benefit from data analysis of positions and accident characteristics. This work presents a practical integration of open source software for the implementation of an instrument to insert, store, automaticall...

In Taiwan, the fatal accident rate was 146 per million populations in 2008, roughly 1.8 times the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development average rate. Many studies have focused on traffic safety and attempted to identify methods for preventing traffic accidents. However, the analytical models used most frequently, including Statement Statistic, Regression Analysis, Factor Analys...