[Road traffic injuries in Peru: where are we and what next?].

نویسندگان

  • J Jaime Miranda
  • Luis Huicho
چکیده

El reconocimiento de los traumatismos causados por el tránsito como un problema de salud pública viene tomando fuerza en los últimos años (1,2). La Revista Peruana de Medicina Experimental y Salud Pública no es ajena a este progreso y dedica este número especial de la Revista a dicho tema. Incluso la terminología utilizada comúnmente, “accidentes de tránsito”, es una barrera para lograr comprender las distintas aristas de este problema. En contraste, el término “traumatismos causados por el tránsito” fue ampliamente adoptado en el Informe mundial sobre prevención de los traumatismos causados por el tránsito, elaborado por la Organización Mundial de la Salud en el año 2004 (1). El uso, para algunos inadecuado, del término accidentes de tránsito, limita la comprensión de lo mucho que se puede hacer para prevenir estos eventos. Dado el uso cotidiano del término “accidentes de tránsito” en nuestro medio, y a fin de generar familiaridad y contribuir en el uso adecuado del término “traumatismos causados por el tránsito”, en este artículo se usará, en la medida de lo posible, este último. Este editorial no intenta reflejar una revisión de lo publicado sobre el tema en nuestro medio; en cierta medida este número especial, a través de sus distintas contribuciones, reflejará la evidencia disponible sobre el tema en el país.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Revista peruana de medicina experimental y salud publica

دوره 27 2  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2010