Assessing global risk factors for non-fatal injuries from road traffic accidents and falls in adults aged 35–70 years in 17 countries: a cross-sectional analysis of the Prospective Urban Rural Epidemiological (PURE) study

Background: In India, Road safety is an issue of national concern. Road accidents create negative impact on the economy, public health and the general welfare of the people. Every year the lives of approximately 1.25 million people are cut short as a result of road traffic accidents. Between 20 and 50 million more people suffer non-fatal injuries, with many incurring a disability as a result of their injury. Reliable road traffic injury surveillance is an important component of evidence based road safety policy making. Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted for the period of 3 months in Mysuru city. The present study included all the 5 Traffic Police stations coming under Mysuru city. Before conducting the study, permission to collect all the relevant information is obtained from the in charge of the stations. Retrospective data regarding the traffic rules violations, fatal and non-fatal injuries are obtained in the fixed format prescribed by the government which is maintained uniformly by all the police stations. Data collected was entered in MS office excel sheet and analyzed using statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) software version 22.0. Results: From the study we can observe that there is a drastic increase in the total number of traffic crimes in 2015 compared to 2014. Case fatality of road traffic accident showed decreasing trend from the year 2013. It was evident from the study that there was no significant correlation between total number of accidents every year with violation of traffic rules (r = -0.86 p =0.338). Similarly There was no significant correlation between the number of persons killed every year with violation of rules by riding two wheeler without helmet(r = -0.380 p =0.752). Conclusions: With massive investment in roads and the exponential growth in the number of vehicles it has become necessary to have a system, which integrates all disciplines that influence road safety. In depth evaluation of the road traffic accidents to build infrastructures and to reinforce the regulations specific to local needs is required.

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Analysis of risk factors contributing to road traffic accidents in a tertiary care hospital. A hospital based cross-sectional study

Chinese Journal of Traumatology ◽

10.1016/j.cjtee.2020.04.005 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 23 (3) ◽

pp. 159-162 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Sandip Kumar ◽

Mahima ◽

Dhiraj Kumar Srivastava ◽

Pradip Kharya ◽

Neha Sachan ◽

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Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Traffic Accidents ◽

Road Traffic ◽

Tertiary Care Hospital ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Care Hospital ◽

Road Traffic Accidents ◽

Sectional Study ◽

Cross Sectional

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Study on risk factors of road traffic accident victims attending a tertiary care hospital at Tirupati

International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health ◽

10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20171789 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 4 (5) ◽

pp. 1708

Author(s):

Shakeer Kahn P. ◽

Bayapa Reddy N. ◽

Ashok Kumar Reddy K. ◽

Ravi Prabhu G.

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Traffic Safety ◽

Traffic Accidents ◽

Road Traffic ◽

Tertiary Care ◽

Motor Vehicles ◽

Care Hospital ◽

Road Traffic Accidents ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Medical Disorders

Background: Road traffic accidents stand as one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity across the globe. Increase in the number of motor vehicles, poor enforcement of traffic safety regulations, inadequacy of health infrastructure, and poor transport facilities makes the situation still worse. The objective of the study is to know the role of victims and various risk factors related to RTA. To determine the association of risk factors with type of injury and to know the pre-existing medical disorders in RTA victims.Methods: A hospital based, cross sectional study with victims of road traffic accidents admitted in S.V.R.R. Government General Hospital, Tirupati, as study subjects was done during June 2013 to May 2014 for one year where 820 victims of road traffic accidents were interviewed after taking prior consent using a predesigned questionnaire.Results: Most of the victims were drivers (48.5%) followed by passengers (31.7%) and pedestrian (19.8%). No two wheeler driver was wearing helmet. 74% of the four wheeler occupants were not using seat belts. Among drivers and pedestrians, 29.2% were under the influence of alcohol and 12.7% were listening to music. 55.8% of the passengers felt that their vehicle was going with over speed. 17.1% & 11.0% of the participants had history of hypertension and diabetes.Conclusions: There is a need to develop integrated surveillance system to identify the road traffic injury burden and the causal/risk factors. Enforcement of stringent road traffic laws to bring down the burden of road traffic accidents.

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Epidemiology of Orthopaedic Injuries in Cases of Road Traffic Accidents

Journal of Pharmaceutical Research International ◽

10.9734/jpri/2021/v33i48b33259 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 47-52

Author(s):

M. Meena ◽

K. Jaganath ◽

M. SathishKumar ◽

Saidev Ramkumar ◽

P. Shanmuga Sundaram

Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Traffic Accidents ◽

Road Traffic ◽

Health Management ◽

Age Groups ◽

Road Traffic Accidents ◽

Severe Injuries ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Rapid Urbanization ◽

The Individual

Background: Road traffic accidents are on the rise due to rapid urbanization, motorization, lack of appropriate road engineering, poor awareness levels, non existent injury prevention programs, and poor enforcement of traffic laws. From mild to severe injuries, a road traffic accident can have a significant social and economic impact on the individual, family and the society. It is believed that the outcome of this study should help in identifying risk factors, set priorities for prevention and aid in management of cases. Materials and Methods: This study is a cross sectional prospective study conducted over a period of 6 months Results: One hundred and twenty seven RTA victims were studied during the period. The most commonly affected age group was 21-40 years. Men were more involved in RTAs than women. Most common fracture was tibial fracture and most common fractures were seen in people who drove motorcycles. Accidents were most commonly seen during the time period of 6pm to 6am. Conclusion: Computerised trauma registry is needed urgently to highlight risk factors, circumstances, chain of events leading to accidents. Strict licensure procedure should be followed and minimum level of education should be imparted especially to younger age groups. Doing so will be helpful in policy making and health management in India.

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Identification of risk factors for road traffic accidents using injured drivers: a cross sectional study conducted in Sri-Lanka

International Journal of Community Medicine and Public Health ◽

10.18203/2394-6040.ijcmph20213524 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 8 (9) ◽

pp. 4232

Author(s):

Jayasekara J. M. K. B. ◽

F. Masna Mowlana ◽

Madhumali N. W. M. ◽

Bandaranayaka H. M. T. ◽

Hashari G. C. ◽

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Keyword(s):

Risk Factors ◽

Traffic Accidents ◽

Road Traffic ◽

Young Male ◽

Cross Sectional Study ◽

Teaching Hospitals ◽

Road Traffic Accidents ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Technical Problems ◽

Driving Experience

Background: Road traffic accidents are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide and a major cause of sudden deaths in Sri Lanka.Methods: This study was conducted to assess risk factors for RTAs using 360 injured drivers, admitted to the accident wards in two teaching hospitals in Kandy and Kurunegala using interviewer-administered questionnaires.Results: The majority of the study population (97%) was male and most drivers were 26-35 years of age. Motorcycles were the most common vehicle (79%) involved in RTAs and 47% of drivers had a driving experience of less than 10 years. The driving speed of 31-45 km/ h was reported in one-third of the RTAs and 76.9% of RTAs occurred on carpet roads mostly on Wednesdays and Fridays. Only 29 (8.055%) vehicles reported technical problems at the time of the RTA. There is a significant association (p<0.001) between the speed of the vehicle and the driving experience and the type of the vehicle and the age of the participants. There is an association between the type of the vehicle and the site of injury of drivers and between the speed of the vehicle and the usage of alcohol (P<0.01).Conclusions: Findings revealed that high risk for RTAs was amongst young male drivers, 26-35 years age range, who drove motorcycles. The most potential for RTAs to occur was on Fridays and Wednesdays and are more pronounced after 6 pm. The risk factors of RTAs are a result of a combination of several factors, as opposed to one.

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