introduction: traffic accidents are the 8 th cause of mortality in different countries and are expected to rise to the 3 rd rank by 2020. based on the haddon matrix numerous factors such as environment, host, and agent can affect the severity of traffic-related traumas. therefore, the present study aimed to evaluate the effective factors in severity of these traumas based on haddon matrix. meth...

background car accidents are one of the major causes of death and serious injuries all over the world. human factors, especially psychological factors play an important role in accident occurrence. objectives this study was conducted in order to determine the relationship between self-control and car accidents based on demographic factors in gonabad, in 2011. patients and methods in this correl...

BACKGROUND Car accidents are currently a social issue globally because they result in the deaths of many people. The aim of this study was to examine traffic accidents in suburban Tehran and forecast the number of future accidents using a time-series model. METHODS The sample population of this cross-sectional study was all traffic accidents that caused death and physical injuries in suburban...

BACKGROUND Drowsiness compromises driving ability by reducing alertness and attentiveness, and delayed reaction times. Sleep-related car crashes account for a considerable proportion of accident at the wheel. Narcolepsy type 1 (NT1), narcolepsy type 2 (NT2) and idiopathic hypersomnia (IH) are rare central disorders of hypersomnolence, the most severe causes of sleepiness thus being potential da...

BACKGROUND Medical emergency motorcycles (MEM) can be used in time-critical conditions like cardiac arrest and multi-traumatized patients in an attempt to reduce the response time. Other potential benefits with MEM are more efficient patient evaluation, reduction of unnecessary EMS car ambulance missions and reduced cost. The potential benefits have been evaluated in this study. The incidence o...

Considering the problem of rearview mirror blind spot during driving, the paper studied and designed the blind spot detection system based on MMW radar. Radar was installed at an appropriate position on the detection target signal by transmitting, when another car enter the detecting area, the small alarm light beside A pillar would shine or alarm few times, to remind drivers careful change roa...

Human activities can play a crucial role in the statistical properties of observables in many complex systems such as social, technological and economic systems. We demonstrate this by looking into the heavy-tailed distributions of observables in fatal plane and car accidents. Their origin is examined and can be understood as stochastic processes that are related to human activities. Simple mat...

Multiple, life-threatening injuries, often termed polytrauma, do not only demonstrate a high risk of mortality, but also for long-term or persistent disabilities for surviving victims. Road traffic accidents represent the most frequent cause for polytraumata in Germany. However, there are only estimates for the annual incidence rate of these critical injuries and little information exists about...

The Chernobyl nuclear accident made Europe and even the whole world clearly aware of the threats posed by nuclear accidents. When the Fukushima nuclear accident happened in Japan, the “Rush for Salt Affair” took place in some Chinese cities. Meanwhile, large numbers of anti-nuclear parades were held in many Western countries, such as Germany and the United States. Nuclear accidents have a much ...