globally around 38 million people die each year as a result of non communicable diseases (ncds) in which 42% (~ 16 million) are premature deaths (below the age of 70). nine voluntary global targets were set by world health organization to control above mentioned premature deaths. iran added 4 more targets to it, including 20% reduction in the mortality rate due to road traffic injuries. the nee...

Purpose: Road traffic injuries are the leading cause of death under 30 years, causing over a million deaths every year. Helmets, seat-belts and child-restraints have an important role in death and injury prevention. Our purpose was to analyze how safety measures relate to pediatric polytrauma severity in road traffic injury. Methods: A retrospective observational study was conducted, including ...

According to WHO, road traffic injuries are the eighth leading cause of death globally, and the leading cause of death among young people aged 15–29 years. Data from the European Road Safety Observatory in 2011 suggest that road traffic accidents in the member countries of the European Union (EU) annually claim around 34 000 lives and cause more than 1.1 million injuries, representing an estima...

background : the recognition of road traffic noise as one of the main sources of environmental pollution has led to develop models that enable to predict noise level from fundamental variables. traffic noise prediction models are required as aids for designing roads and highways. in addition, sometimes are used in the assessment of existing or envisaged changes in traffic noise conditions. in t...

Road Traffic Accidents are considered to be one of the leading causes of death and injuries worldwide. In recent years as many as 50 million people are injured or disabled by road traffic accidents every year. Road traffic accidents impose a burden on countries by costing up to 4% of their Gross National Product. Therefore, the purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of injuries r...

Three years of global traffic death data were analyzed to identify significant socio-economic determinants death. Due wide variation elements, the collected standardized and then four clusters namely Medium, Low, High Medium-High formed. The stepwise regression analysis method was used find determinants. Proportion urban population, alcohol, number registered vehicles per million population hum...

Road traffic accidents (RTAs) have emerged as an important public health issue which needs to be tackled by a multi-disciplinary approach. The trend in RTA injuries and death is becoming alarming in countries like India. The number of fatal and disabling road accident happening is increasing day by day and is a real public health challenge for all the concerned agencies to prevent it. The appro...

a Department of Violence and Injury Prevention and Disability, World Health Organization, 20 avenue Appia, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland. Correspondence to Tami Toroyan (e-mail: [email protected]). Road traffic injuries are a leading public health problem, resulting in over 1.2 million deaths each year.1 They affect all age groups but their impact is most striking among the young: they are the lea...