scholarly journals Analysis of Risk Factors Associated with Outcomes in Road Traffic Injury Patients with Acute Lung Injury

2009 ◽  
Vol 37 (3) ◽  
pp. 835-840
Author(s):  
L Sheng ◽  
J-S Wu ◽  
M Zhang ◽  
S-W Xu ◽  
J-X Gan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Acute Lung Injury ◽  
Lung Injury ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Road Traffic Injury ◽  
Apache Ii Score ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Traffic Injury ◽  
Short And Long Term

Over 50% of road traffic injury (RTI) patients experience post-traumatic acute lung injury (ALI) and it is, therefore, extremely important to identify the risk factors related to the poor outcomes associated with ALI in RTI populations. This study evaluated 19 potential risk factors associated with the outcomes of ALI in 366 RTI patients. They were divided into two groups: a ‘favourable outcomes group’ and an ‘unfavourable outcomes group’. The results indicated that the Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II (APACHE II) score and the presence of gastrointestinal haemorrhage may help predict the outcomes of ALI in the early post-trauma phase of treatment. The duration of trauma and sepsis were shown to impact strongly on both the short- and long-term outcomes of ALI. Age (≥ 65 years) and disseminated intravascular coagulation in the early RTI phase were also independent risk factors for a poorer short- and long-term outcome in ALI.

Risk factors predisposing to pedestrian road traffic injury in children living in Lima, Peru: a case–control study

2012 ◽  
Vol 97 (8) ◽  
pp. 709-713 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey M Pernica ◽  
John C LeBlanc ◽  
Giselle Soto-Castellares ◽  
Joseph Donroe ◽  
Bristan A Carhuancho-Meza ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Case Control Study ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Road Traffic Injury ◽  
Case Control ◽  
Traffic Injury ◽  
Control Study

scholarly journals Road traffic injury in Lebanon: A prospective study to assess injury characteristics and risk factors

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph Ghoubaira ◽  
Marwa Diab ◽  
Hasan Nassereldine ◽  
Hani Tamim ◽  
Samer Saadeh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Prospective Study ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Road Traffic Injury ◽  
Injury Characteristics ◽  
Traffic Injury ◽  
A Prospective Study

I did NOT feel like this at all before the accident: do men and women report different health and life consequences of a road traffic injury?

2018 ◽  
Vol 25 (4) ◽  
pp. 307-312 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marie Hasselberg ◽  
Marie Kirsebom ◽  
Josefin Bäckström ◽  
Hans-Yngve Berg ◽  
Ritva Rissanen
Keyword(s):  
Everyday Life ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Premature Death ◽  
Road Traffic Injury ◽  
Psychological Consequences ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Traffic Injury ◽  
Physical Consequences ◽  
A Minor

BackgroundWorldwide, injuries represent one of the leading causes of mortality, and nearly one-quarter of all injuries are road traffic related. In many high-income countries, the burden of road traffic injuries (RTIs) has shifted from premature death to injury and disability with long-term consequences; therefore, it is important to assess the full burden of an RTI on individual lives.ObjectiveTo describe how men and women with minor and moderate injuries reported the consequences of an RTI on their health and lives.MethodsThe study was designed as an explorative qualitative study, in which the answers to an open-ended question concerning the life and health consequences following injury were analysed using systematic text condensation.ParticipantsA total of 692 respondents with a minor or a moderate injury were included.ResultsThe respondents reported the consequences of the crash on their health and lives according to four categories: physical consequences, psychological consequences, everyday life consequences and financial consequences. The results show that medically classified minor and moderate injuries have detrimental long-term health and life consequences. Although men and women report some similar consequences, there are substantial differences in their reported psychological and everyday life consequences following an injury. Women report travel anxiety and PTSD-like symptoms, being life altering for them compared with men, for whom these types of reports were missing.ConclusionThese differences emphasise the importance of considering gender-specific physical and psychological consequences following an RTI.

scholarly journals Analyzing Factors Associated with Fatal Road Crashes: A Machine Learning Approach

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (11) ◽  
pp. 4111
Author(s):  
Ali J. Ghandour ◽  
Huda Hammoud ◽  
Samar Al-Hajj
Keyword(s):  
Machine Learning ◽  
Risk Factors ◽  
Injury Severity ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Road Traffic Injury ◽  
Outcome Variable ◽  
Contributing Factors ◽  
Road Crashes ◽  
Factors Associated ◽  
Ensemble Machine Learning

Road traffic injury accounts for a substantial human and economic burden globally. Understanding risk factors contributing to fatal injuries is of paramount importance. In this study, we proposed a model that adopts a hybrid ensemble machine learning classifier structured from sequential minimal optimization and decision trees to identify risk factors contributing to fatal road injuries. The model was constructed, trained, tested, and validated using the Lebanese Road Accidents Platform (LRAP) database of 8482 road crash incidents, with fatality occurrence as the outcome variable. A sensitivity analysis was conducted to examine the influence of multiple factors on fatality occurrence. Seven out of the nine selected independent variables were significantly associated with fatality occurrence, namely, crash type, injury severity, spatial cluster-ID, and crash time (hour). Evidence gained from the model data analysis will be adopted by policymakers and key stakeholders to gain insights into major contributing factors associated with fatal road crashes and to translate knowledge into safety programs and enhanced road policies.

scholarly journals Prevalence of road traffic injury and its associated factors at hospitals in Wolaita Zone

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuel Hailu Weldemariam ◽  
Tigabu Addisu Lendado
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Emergency Department ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Multivariate Logistic Regression Analysis ◽  
Road Traffic Injury ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Road Traffic Crashes ◽  
Traffic Injury ◽  
Trauma Victims ◽  
Associated Risk Factors

Abstract Background Road traffic injury is defined as fatal or non-fatal cases incurred as a result of road traffic crashes. It accounts for an estimated 1.2 million people death and as many as 50 million injury in each year worldwide. This study was aimed to determine prevalence and associated risk factors of road traffic injury.Objective To determine the prevalence and its associated risk factors of road traffic injury.Method Facility based cross-sectional study with sample size of 309 was used for conducting study in two selected hospitals in Wolaita Zone.Systematic sampling method was applied to select study subject based on inclusion criteria. Data was collected by questionnaires which was developed from reviewing different literatures and analysed by using SPSS version 20statistical software.Result Among the total of trauma victims who visited emergency department of hospitals, approximately half of victims (49.2%) were due to road traffic injury followed by falling injury 60 (19.4%) and burns 35 (11.3%). After adjusting for confounding in multivariate logistic regression analysis, sex and living places are independent factors of road traffic injury. Two of them are highly significantly associated with road traffic injury and being male and urban resident had thirteen times AOR 13.08 95% CI (6.15-27.85) and more than two times AOR 2.69 95%CI (1.55-4.64) increased odd of road traffic injury respectively.Conclusion Road traffic injury was leading injury types among trauma victims visiting emergency department of Hospitals. Therefore, strong road safety policy at local and country level is needed to reduce vulnerability of individuals and vehicle related injury.

scholarly journals A Study to Determine the Nature and Risk Factors for Road Traffic Injuries

2019 ◽  
Vol 34 (s1) ◽  
pp. s169-s169 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harvinder kaur Vaid
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Health Care ◽  
Trauma Center ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
National Level ◽  
Road Traffic Injury ◽  
Safety Education ◽  
Traffic Injury ◽  
Severity Of Injury ◽  
The Right

Introduction:In 2010, an estimated 1.3 million road traffic injury (RTI) deaths occurred worldwide, accounting for about 2.5% of all deaths. Mortality in serious injuries is 6 times worse in a developing country such as India compared to a developed country. Strengthening and undertaking research on the public health burden and impact and understanding the risk factors of trauma is the need of the hour.Aim:To identify the nature of injury in terms of causes and severity of injury.Methods:Using a quantitative approach, a retrospective cross-sectional survey was conducted at the emergency and trauma center in Ram Manohar Lohia (RML) Hospital, New Delhi. The information of all the injured patients seeking health care during the past one year from October 2015 - September 2016 at Emergency and trauma center was collected from the trauma registry forms filled at the time of registration.Results:A total of 1952 cases of road traffic injury sought health care during the study period. The average number of cases reported per day was five. Maximum of the cases (40%) were reported between 12-6PM. Among the injured, 82% were males and the majority of victims were between 20-30 years age group followed by 30-40 years.Discussion:Trauma services need to be coordinated in infrastructure and human resources so that the right patient is taken to the right hospital at the right time. This calls for a lead agency at the district, state, and finally national level. Safety education regarding road safety should be imparted, especially to all victims, relatives, and the general public to make the care comprehensive. Students in schools and colleges should also be the target for intense safety education.

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