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...

Objective: Road traffic injuries (RTIs) are the second leading causes of death in Iran. One of the most important steps in the prevention of traffic-related trauma and its consequences is gaining insight into the epidemiology of injuries. We conducted this study to describe the characteristics of RTIs and to find strategies for its prevention. Methods: This wa...

Background and Purpose: Emergency Department (ED) staff are frequently faced with road traffic injury victims and also play role as various road users. This study was conducted to investigate the knowledge, attitude, and practices of ED staff towards road safety at referral trauma hospitals of Tabriz. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in 2020 in the referral traum...

Introduction: Frequency of traffic related mortalities is increasing worldwide. The present study aimed to predict deaths from road traffic accidents for the first time in Iran. Methods: All death statistics from traffic accidents in Iran between March 2004 and March 2011 were available for analysis. The Box-Jenkins time series model was used for trends purposes. Death from traffic accidents we...

In October 2005, the United Nations General Assembly adopted a resolution to mark the third Sunday in November each year as World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims to honor persons killed or injured in road crashes, recognize their families and communities, and pay tribute to the emergency crews, police, and medical professionals who deal with the traumatic aftermath of road deaths an...

Background. Road traffic crash fatalities in the United States are at the lowest level since 1950. The reduction in crash injury burden is attributed to several factors: public education and prevention programs, traffic safety policies and enforcement, improvements in vehicle design, and prehospital services coupled with emergency and acute trauma care. Globally, the disease burden of road traf...