Death and injury from motor vehicle crashes in Colombia

Death and injury from motor vehicle crashes in Colombia.

We report data on the distribution and determinants of road deaths and injuries for all victims in Colombia, with the aim of defining targets and priorities for highway death prevention in that country and other rapidly urbanizing nations. Using information from Colombia's Fund for the Prevention of Road Injury and the national death registry, we studied data on deaths and injuries from 1991 to...

Death and injury from motor vehicle crashes: a public health failure, not an achievement.

In 1999, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), the United States government’s leading agency in public health, published a document entitled Motor Vehicle Safety: A 20th Public Health Achievement. We suggest, however, that the record shows a failure, not an achievement. The document claims that systematic motor vehicle safety eVorts, which began in the United States in the 1960s, were responsi...

Enriquez, 1 PREDICTING SEVERE INJURY IN MOTOR VEHICLE CRASHES

Research Question/Objective: The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is actively studying the implementation of Advanced Automatic Collision Notification (AACN) systems in motor vehicles. This technology allows motor vehicles to notify a Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP), such as a 911 call center, in the event of a severe crash. The system provides crash location, vehicle...

Motor vehicle crashes are a leading cause of injury-related death.

Evaluation of Head Injury: Extent and Distribution of Extra-axial Lesions from Motor Vehicle Crashes

Approximately 1.7 million people sustain a traumatic brain injury (TBI) each year, with motor vehicle crash (MVC) representing the leading cause for TBI-related hospitalization. Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH), subdural hematoma (SDH), cerebral contusion, and diffuse axonal injury (DAI), are some of the most common and serious consequences of MVC-related TBI and are associated with high mortality...