objective : to determine the epidemiological characteristics of the road traffic injuries (rtis) in guilan province, northern iran. methods: this study was a cross-sectional study which included all of rtis admitted to medical centers of guilan province (northern iran) during 2012. icd-10 was used as diagnostic criteria. demographic variables also injury circumstance and in hospital variables s...

conclusions our findings reveal that there are temporal variations in traffic accidents, and long holidays significantly influence accident rates. traffic injuries have different patterns on outer/inner city roads, based on weekday and holiday status. thus, these findings could be used to create effective initiatives aimed at traffic management. materials and methods all road traffic accidents ...

Background: Several factors influence the growth in the number of road traffic accidents and the resulting death rate. Road accident scenarios can be considered in different seasons and time intervals. In the present study, the role of factors effective in the growth of the number of accidents was explored in the south of Kerman during the period from 2013 to 2017. Materials and Methods: In th...

background road traffic accident (rta) victims also suffer from different types of injuries and disabilities, which can affect their quality of life. they usually face with various physical, mental, and social problems. most traffic accident victims had difficulty to return to normal life. objectives this study aimed to understand the experiences of return to normal life in rta victims. patient...

conclusions blunt chest trauma from rta represents one-fifth of the total trauma admissions in qatar, with a high overall mortality. pedestrians are likely to have more severe injuries and higher fatality rates than mvc victims. specific injury prevention programs focusing on road safety should be implemented to minimize the incidence of such preventable injuries. background blunt chest trauma ...

due to demographic changes in germany older people are more frequently injured in road traffic accidents. in 2015, 73.338 older people were involved in traffic accidents with fatalities and/or injuries. the numbers of older people who have been injured in traffic accidents have increased dramatically since the late 90’s (+40%). but in general, elderly are less likely to be involved in road acci...

objective: to determine the economic burden of road traffic accidents (rtas) in patients admitted to a single center in south eastern iran. methods: this cross-sectional study was conducted in amir-al-momenin hospital of zabol affiliated with zabol university of medical sciences during a 12-month period from april 2012 to april 2013. all the rtas patients who were admitted to our emergency depa...

objective: to determine the epidemiological characteristics of fatal traumatic accidents in patients referred to a hospital in babol, northern iran. methods: thiswas a cross-sectionalstudy being performed during a 1-year period including all the dead trauma patients referred to shahidbeheshtihospital of babol. we included all those patients who were transferred to our center to trauma and injur...

The road network is salvation for economy of any region and social welfare. In observation of dynamicity on road networks and the sharp increase of traffic congestion, accidents, states, the road traffic management becomes more challenging research area. It is need to develop efficient and optimized road network management to prevent the traffic congestion and accidents in the present developme...

Background & Aims: Traffic accidents are a major cause of disability and mortality around the world and a major public health problem in developing and developed countries. The aim of this study was to assess the burden of road traffic accidents in Isfahan, Iran. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in Isfahan in 2010. Data were collected from death registration system to calculate...