Traffic injury deaths in West Azarbaijan province of Iran: a cross-sectional interview-based study on victims' characteristics and pre-hospital care
| Autor: | Bo J. A. Haglund, Lucie Laflamme, Reza Mohammadi, Davoud Khorasani-Zavareh, Mohsen Naghavi |
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| Rok vydání: | 2009 |
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Male Emergency Medical Services Adolescent Cross-sectional study Poison control Iran Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health Young Adult Injury prevention medicine Emergency medical services Humans Child Aged Aged 80 and over business.industry Accidents Traffic Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Infant Human factors and ergonomics social sciences Middle Aged medicine.disease Motor Vehicles Cross-Sectional Studies Child Preschool Marital status Female Medical emergency business human activities Safety Research Demography |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion. 16:119-126 |
| ISSN: | 1745-7319 1745-7300 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/17457300903023980 |
| Popis: | This study highlights the socio-demographics and death circumstances of victims of fatal road traffic injuries (RTIs) in one Iranian province. A representative sample of cases was selected from a national register and interviews were conducted with the victims' family members. The study shows that there is a strong association between victim attributes (e.g. sex, age, occupation, education or marital status) and category of road-user. Although men are over-represented in all categories, women die above all as car passengers or pedestrians. Deaths of vulnerable road-users are more frequent among the younger and older age groups. Two-thirds of all deaths occurred before arrival at the hospital and 11% of the victims received ambulance transport. The patterns of fatal RTIs observed in the province differ somewhat from the rest of Iran and other low- and middle-income countries. Not only pre- but also post-crash counter-measures could help save lives in the region. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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