Driving under the influence of alcohol/ drugs (DUI) is a well-established risk factor for traffic accidents, and men and women have different consumption patterns. The scope of this paper is to analyze differences in alcohol and drug consumption, as well as on behavior associated with traffic accidents among men and women. A cross-sectional study was conducted with 609 sequential traffic accide...

Introduction: Globalization has resulted in motorization pacing up the number of road traffic accidents, thereby affecting the families, community and nations as a whole. In 2010, the WHO member countries declared 2011–2020 as the Decade of Action for Road Safety, to stabilize and reduce the increasing trend in road traffic fatalities. Objectives: To know the socio-demographic profile of RTA ca...

OBJECTIVE To describe the main characteristics of victims, roads and vehicles involved in traffic accidents and the risk factors involved in accidents resulting in death. METHODS A non-concurrent cohort study of traffic accidents in Fortaleza, CE, Northeastern Brazil, in the period from January 2004 to December 2008. Data from the Fortaleza Traffic Accidents Information System, the Mortality In...

Road traffic accidents in Thailand, as is the case in some other developing countries, are on an alarming rising trend and pose a major loss for society. Statistics indicate that: a) the fatality rate from road traffic accidents increased more than fourfold during the past three decades; b) the number of fatalities caused by traffic accidents were 15,176 (1994 figure), and the number of injurie...

One phase of the action of alcohol in our modern society is its possible role as a causative agent in traffic accidents. This problem may be a t­ tacked by ascertaining the presence or absence of alcohol in the breath, blood or other body fluids after traffic ^accidents, and by establishing w hether the incidence of cases with alcohol present is higher than the incidence of individuals with alc...

Adolescents are seeking new references and experiences, which may involve attitudes of risk and exposure to accidents and violence from external causes. These events constitute a serious Public Health problem. The scope of this study was to analyze the occurrence of accidents by external causes in adolescents from 10 to 19 years of age attended at sentinel urgency and emergency services in Braz...

the problem of compensating victims of traffic accidents is certainly one of the most important problems of a civil liability system. on the other hand, liability insurance is the main financial safeguard for the payment of the compensation of these victims. the old iranian law in this regard was passed on 1968. it had some merits and some inconveniences. it has been replaced by the new law of ...

introduction: disabled-adjusted life year (daly) makes it possible to calculate the time and duration of the disease and its non-fatal consequences along with the time lost due to premature death. this study was aimed to estimate the burden of road traffic accidents (rta) in kermanshah province. methods: to determine the mortality related to road-traffic accidents as well as years of life lost ...

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...