Pattern of road traffic injuries in Lublin County, Poland

Autor:	Tomasz Lübek, Krzysztof Goniewicz, Beata Zuchora, Adam Nogalski, Meleckidzedeck Khayesi, Paulina Miśkiewicz, Mariusz Goniewicz
Rok vydání:	2012
Předmět:	Adult Male Adolescent Poison control Crash Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health Young Adult Age Distribution Injury prevention Medicine Humans Sex Distribution Child business.industry Mortality rate Medical record Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Accidents Traffic Infant Newborn Human factors and ergonomics Infant General Medicine Bicycling Motor Vehicles Motorcycles Child Preschool Wounds and Injuries Female Poland business human activities Demography
Zdroj:	Europe PubMed Central Scopus-Elsevier
ISSN:	1210-7778
Popis:	BACKGROUND: Road traffic injury patients admitted to 35 hospitals in Lublin region. OBJECTIVE: To describe the pattern of road traffic injuries in Lublin county, Poland. METHODS: Review of medical records for the period from January 2004 to December 2005. RESULTS: Pedestrians accounted for the largest share of the Road traffic crash (RTC) injury cases (35.8%) and 46.4% of deaths. The highest mortality was observed in motorcycle occupants (7.1%) and victims with abdominal injuries (9.8%). Vulnerable road users represented 71.4% of all RTC deaths, with mortality 5.8%. Early transfers accounted for 82.5% of cases. Mortality in early transfers is 4 times higher than in late transfers. CONCLUSIONS: Poland ranks as one of the worst European countries in terms of severity and fatal outcomes of road traffic injuries. Groups of road users in Poland at the highest risk are pedestrians, cyclists, children and young male drivers. The highest mortality rate occurs among road users affected by multiple trauma and head/vertebral column injuries. Alleviation of consequences of road traffic injuries in Poland may be achieved by coordinated efforts and collective responsibility of government, central level agencies, rescue team members and community groups. Language: en
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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