BACKGROUND AND AIM: The study aimed to assess the frequency of head and face injuries in motorcyclists who had an accident and to find out the relationship between helmet use and frequency of these injuries. METHODS: A cross-sectional study with multi-stage sampling method provides data on the injured motorcyclists with road accidents. Data came from a registration form which has documented inf...

BACKGROUND The adverse effects of obesity on the physical health have been extensively studied in the general population, but not in motorcycle riders (includes both drivers and pillions). The aim of this study was to compare injury patterns, injury severities, mortality rates, and in-hospital or intensive care unit (ICU) length of stay (LOS) between obese and normal-weight patients who were ho...

The paper analyzes the road traffic safety in territory of Khabarovsk 2011-2020 according to following indicators: severity accidents, consequences, social risk, forecast indicator risk city by 2024. analysis is based on exponential smoothing method using statistical data 2011-2020. compared value established Road Safety Strategy Russian Federation for 2018 - 2024, as a target An assessment ach...

The increasing complexity of industrial systems requires the adoption of adequate approaches to manage emergency situations in case of accidents and disasters. In this context the analysis of human reliability represents a crucial task [2]. In fact, the human factor is a predominant element in the study of accidents/disaster, both in probability level, but also in terms of severity of the expec...

BACKGROUND There are limited studies describing the epidemiology of childhood brain injury, especially in developing countries. This study analyses data from the Malaysian National Trauma Database (NTrD) registry to estimate the incidence of childhood brain injury among various demographic groups within the state of Selangor and Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur. METHODS This study analysed a...

Modelling of traffic accidents injury severity is a complex task. In the last few years the number and variety of studies that analyse injury severity of traffic accidents have increased considerably. In this paper 19 modelling techniques used to model injury severity of traffic accidents where at least a 4-wheeled vehicle is involved have been analysed. The analysis and the comparison between ...

Background: Accidents and injuries are one of the most important causes of disability and death in developing countries. This study was conducted to determine the incidence rate and epidemiological characteristics of accidents in the Khomein city. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study was done by national program of accidents and injuries registry data in the Khomein ci...

Background: Injuries are the highest cause of death for international tourists, especially injuries caused by traffic accidents. The severity level injury is most death. It necessary to analyze risk factor among travelers visiting Bali. Purpose: This study aimed investigate factors in foreign tourists Methods: cross-sectional analytic used an hospital Bali as research sample. was conducted anal...