scholarly journals Collaborative research and knowledge translation on road crashes in Burkina Faso: the police perspective 18 months on

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Christian Dagenais ◽  
Michelle Proulx ◽  
Esther Mc Sween-Cadieux ◽  
Aude Nikiema ◽  
Emmanuel Bonnet ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Knowledge Translation ◽  
Burkina Faso ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Research Data ◽  
Road Traffic Crash ◽  
Research Project ◽  
Traffic Crashes ◽  
Road Traffic Crashes ◽  
Road Crashes

AbstractIn this commentary, we present a follow-up of two articles published in 2017 and 2018 about road traffic crashes, which is an important public health issue in Africa and Burkina Faso. The first article reported on a research project, conducted in partnership with local actors involved in road safety, carried out in Ouagadougou in 2015. Its aim was to test the effectiveness, acceptability, and capacity of a surveillance system to assess the number of road traffic crashes and their consequences on the health of crash victims. Several knowledge translation activities were carried out to maximize its impact and were reported in the 2018 article published in HRPS: monthly reports presenting the research data, large-format printed maps distributed to the city’s police stations, and a deliberative workshop held at the end of the research project. The present commentary presents our efforts to deepen our understanding of the impacts of the knowledge translation strategy, based on follow-up interviews, 18 months after the workshop, with the heads of the road traffic crash units in Ouagadougou police stations (n = 5). Several benefits were reported by respondents. Their involvement in the process prompted them to broaden their knowledge of other ways of dealing with the issue of road crashes. This led them, sometimes with their colleagues, to intervene differently: more rapid response at collision sites, increased surveillance of dangerous intersections, user awareness-raising on the importance of the highway code, etc. However, sustaining these actions over the longer term has proven difficult. Several lessons were derived from this experience, regarding the importance of producing useful and locally applicable research data, of ensuring the acceptability of the technologies used for data collection, of using collaborative approaches in research and knowledge translation, of ensuring the visibility of actions undertaken by actors in the field, and of involving decision-makers in the research process to maximize its impacts.

scholarly journals Patterns of Maxillofacial Fractures in Road Traffic Crashes in an Indian Rural Tertiary Center

2014 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
pp. 53-58
Author(s):  
A Sagayaraj ◽  
Rijo M Jayaraju ◽  
Mallika P Reddy ◽  
KR Harshitha ◽  
Priyanka Majety
Keyword(s):  
Road Traffic ◽  
Bone Fractures ◽  
Nasal Bone ◽  
Road Traffic Crash ◽  
Mandibular Fractures ◽  
Traffic Crashes ◽  
Large Variability ◽  
Road Traffic Crashes ◽  
Maxillofacial Fractures ◽  
Tertiary Center

ABSTRACT Background and objectives Road traffic crashes are reported to be the leading cause of maxillofacial fractures in developing countries. The large variability in reported incidence and etiology is due to a variety of contributing factors, including environmental, cultural and socioeconomic factors. The study aims at describing the patterns of maxillofacial fractures in road traffic crashes by clinical and radiological methods and to study the complications associated with these fractures. Materials and methods The study included 100 road traffic crash patients with maxillofacial injuries. Patients were evaluated for any maxillofacial fracture by clinical assessment and, radiologically, using plain radiographs and computed tomography scan. Results Midfacial skeleton was more prone to fractures. Isolated fractures of the maxilla was the commonest (58%) followed by nasal bone fractures (43%). Among the complex fractures, Le Fort type II was the commonest. Mandibular fractures were seen in 33% of the patients, parasymphysis being the commonest site. Majority of the patients had associated soft tissue injuries. The incidence of complications associated with maxillofacial fractures was 11%, malocclusion being the commonest. Conclusion Maxillofacial fractures are commoner in the mobile population in the most productive age group, more so in two wheeler riders causing significant morbidity and mortality. Midface region is more prone to fractures and is most of the time associated with complications. How to cite this article Jayaraju RM, Sagayaraj A, Reddy MP, Harshitha KR, Majety P. Patterns of Maxillofacial Fractures in Road Traffic Crashes in an Indian Rural Tertiary Center. Panam J Trauma Crit Care Emerg Surg 2014;3(2):53-58.

scholarly journals The Impact of Musculoskeletal Injuries Sustained in Road Traffic Crashes on Work-Related Outcomes: A Systematic Review

2021 ◽  
Vol 18 (21) ◽  
pp. 11504
Author(s):  
Elise M. Gane ◽  
Melanie L. Plinsinga ◽  
Charlotte L. Brakenridge ◽  
Esther J. Smits ◽  
Tammy Aplin ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Sick Leave ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Musculoskeletal Injury ◽  
Musculoskeletal Injuries ◽  
Work Outcomes ◽  
Traffic Crashes ◽  
Road Traffic Crashes ◽  
Work Related ◽  
The Impact

Musculoskeletal injuries occur frequently after road traffic crashes (RTCs), and the effect on work participation is not fully understood. The primary aim of this review was to determine the impact of sustaining a musculoskeletal injury during an RTC on the rate of return to work (RTW), sick leave, and other work outcomes. The secondary aim was to determine factors associated with these work-related outcomes. An electronic search of relevant databases to identify observational studies related to work and employment, RTC, and musculoskeletal injuries was conducted. Where possible, outcome data were pooled by follow-up period to answer the primary aim. Fifty-three studies were included in this review, of which 28 were included in meta-analyses. The pooled rate of RTW was 70% at 1 month, 67% at 3 months, 76% at 6 months, 83% at 12 months, and 70% at 24 months. Twenty-seven percent of participants took some sick leave by one month follow-up, 13% by 3 months, 23% by 6 months, 36% by 12 months, and 22% by 24 months. Most of the factors identified as associated with work outcomes were health-related, with some evidence also for sociodemographic factors. While 70% of people with RTC-related musculoskeletal injury RTW shortly after accident, many still have not RTW two years later.

scholarly journals Practice Analysis of Road Traffic Crashes Accident of a City in China

2012 ◽  
Vol 5 ◽  
pp. 105-110
Author(s):  
Li Wei Hu ◽  
Jian Xiong
Keyword(s):  
Traffic Safety ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Crash Severity ◽  
Crash Analysis ◽  
Expected Number ◽  
Traffic Crashes ◽  
Road Traffic Crashes ◽  
Road Crashes ◽  
The Road ◽  
Types Of Information

Many studies focused on the development of crash analysis approaches have resulted in aggregate practices and experiences to quantify the safety effects of human, geometric, traffic and environmental factors on the expected number of deaths, injuries, and/or property damage crashes at specific locations. Traffic crashes on roads are a major cause of road crashes in the metropolitan area of Xi’an. In an attempt to identify causes and consequences, reported traffic crashes for six years in Xi’an were analyzed using a sample of 2038 reports. The main types of information from such reports were extracted, coded, and statistically analyzed. Important results were obtained from frequency analyses as well as multiple contributory factors related to traffic crashes, including crash severity, time and location of occurrence, geometry of the road, AADT and v/c. This paper presents the results of such analyses and provides some recommendations to improve traffic safety and further studies to analyze potential crash locations.

scholarly journals Technological solutions for an effective health surveillance system for road traffic crashes in Burkina Faso

2017 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 1295698 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emmanuel Bonnet ◽  
Aude Nikiéma ◽  
Zoumana Traoré ◽  
Salifou Sidbega ◽  
Valéry Ridde
Keyword(s):  
Burkina Faso ◽  
Surveillance System ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Health Surveillance ◽  
Traffic Crashes ◽  
Road Traffic Crashes

scholarly journals Revealing the Spatial Pattern of Weather-Related Road Traffic Crashes in Slovenia

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (14) ◽  
pp. 6506
Author(s):  
Danijel Ivajnšič ◽  
Nina Horvat ◽  
Igor Žiberna ◽  
Eva Konečnik Kotnik ◽  
Danijel Davidović
Keyword(s):  
Traffic Safety ◽  
Spatial Information ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Road Traffic Crash ◽  
Navigation Systems ◽  
Traffic Crashes ◽  
Road Traffic Crashes ◽  
Traffic Crash ◽  
Road Traffic Safety ◽  
Adverse Weather

Despite an improvement in worldwide numbers, road traffic crashes still cause social, psychological, and financial damage and cost most countries 3% of their gross domestic product. However, none of the current commercial or open-source navigation systems contain spatial information about road traffic crash hot spots. By developing an algorithm that can adequately predict such spatial patterns, we can bridge these still existing gaps in road traffic safety. To that end, geographically weighted regression and regression tree models were fitted with five uncorrelated (environmental and socioeconomic) road traffic crash predictor variables. Significant regional differences in adverse weather conditions were identified; Slovenia lies at the conjunction of different climatic zones characterized by differences in weather phenomena, which further modify traffic safety. Thus, more attention to speed limits, safety distance, and other vehicles entering and leaving the system could be expected. In order to further improve road safety and better implement globally sustainable development goals, studies with applicative solutions are urgently needed. Modern vehicle-to-vehicle communication technologies could soon support drivers with real-time traffic data and thus potentially prevent road network crashes.

scholarly journals Analysis of Pedestrian-Vehicle Crashes Using Artificial Learning Methods: City of Sakarya Case Study

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 221-230
Author(s):  
Zeliha Cagla Kuyumcu ◽  
Suhrab Ahadi ◽  
Hakan Aslan
Keyword(s):  
Low Income ◽  
Traffic Accidents ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Low Income Countries ◽  
Road Traffic Crash ◽  
Traffic Crashes ◽  
Road Traffic Crashes ◽  
Traffic Crash ◽  
Artificial Learning

The lives of approximately 1.3 million people are cut short every year as a result of road traffic crashes. Between 20 and 50 million people suffer non-fatal injuries, with many incurring a disability as a result of their injury. The risk of dying in a road traffic crash is more than 3 times higher in low-income countries than in high-income countries [1]. In Turkey, 18% of traffic accidents was related to pedestrian-vehicle collisions in urban roads in 2020. In addition, 20% of death toll caused by accidents is pedestrians in 2020 [2]. This study deals with the some of classifiers to forecast the number of injuries as a result of traffic accidents. The classifier’s performance ratios were also examined.

scholarly journals Road traffic injuries in Nepal during COVID-19 lockdown

F1000Research ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. 1209
Author(s):  
Bhagabati Sedain ◽  
Puspa Raj Pant
Keyword(s):  
Road Traffic ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Traffic Crashes ◽  
Road Traffic Crashes ◽  
Road Traffic Injuries ◽  
Road Crashes ◽  
Cause Of Deaths ◽  
Police Records ◽  
Media Reports ◽  
The Government

Background: As the world is busy addressing COVID-19, road traffic injuries, another major cause of deaths is continuously killing people on the roads. In Nepal, there were frequent media reports of occurrences of road crashes, injuries, and deaths despite nationwide lockdown. This paper aims to describe the situation of road traffic crashes and casualties during the period of complete lockdown. Methods: This study used secondary data from two sources: Nepal Police and media reports between 24 March and 14 June 2020 (because the government lifted the nationwide lockdown from 15 June 2020). Available details of crashes, deaths, and injuries for this period were extracted from media reports and the summary data that was obtained from the Police.  We have included data from both sources in the results. Results: Nepal Police recorded 1,801 incidents of road crashes during the 82 days of the COVID-19 lockdown with 256 deaths (on average 3.1 deaths daily) and 1,824 injuries (on average 22.2 injuries daily). Motorcycles comprised over 21% of all vehicles involved in crashes. Ambulances and other vehicles for essential services were also found to be involved in crashes. Speeding itself was the cause for almost a quarter of the incidents during the lockdown. Conclusions: Even when the movement restrictions were imposed in Nepal, the number of road crashes was not substantially reduced. Media reports were mainly found to be reporting the crashes where deaths occurred, but police records also included nonfatal injuries. The incidence of crashes in this period shows that it is important to work for road safety to save lives from road traffic crashes in Nepal.

scholarly journals Low-Speed Zone Guide

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna Bray Sharpin ◽  
Claudia Adriazola-Steil ◽  
Soames Job ◽  
Marta Obelheiro ◽  
Ben Welle ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Road Safety ◽  
Road Traffic ◽  
Decision Makers ◽  
Specific Context ◽  
Traffic Crashes ◽  
Road Traffic Crashes ◽  
Low Speed ◽  
Road Crashes ◽  
The World ◽  
Risk Areas

Every year approximately 1.35 million people lose their lives due to road traffic crashes. In many road crashes, speed plays a key role. As a result, managing speed has taken on great importance in cities around the world. An effective method for reducing speed and improving road safety, especially in high-risk areas, has been to establish low-speed zones. This Low-Speed Zone Guide presents strategies for planning, designing, building, and evaluating low-speed zones. The guide intends to equip communities and decision-makers with the tools to implement low-speed zones that will suit their specific context.

scholarly journals Road traffic injuries in Nepal during COVID-19 lockdown

F1000Research ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. 1209
Author(s):  
Bhagabati Sedain ◽  
Puspa Raj Pant
Keyword(s):  
Road Traffic ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Traffic Crashes ◽  
Road Traffic Crashes ◽  
Road Traffic Injuries ◽  
Road Crashes ◽  
Cause Of Deaths ◽  
Police Records ◽  
Media Reports ◽  
The Government

Background: As the world is busy addressing COVID-19, road traffic injuries, another major cause of deaths is continuously killing people on the roads. In Nepal, there were frequent media reports of occurrences of road crashes, injuries, and deaths despite nationwide lockdown. This paper aims to describe the situation of road traffic crashes and casualties during the period of complete lockdown. Methods: This study used secondary data from two sources: Nepal Police and media reports between 24 March and 14 June 2020 (because the government lifted the nationwide lockdown from 15 June 2020). Available details of crashes, deaths, and injuries for this period were extracted from media reports and the summary data that was obtained from the Police. Narrative comparison is done between the data for the same period from both the sources, where possible. Results: Nepal Police recorded 1,801 incidents of road crashes during the 82 days of the COVID-19 lockdown with 256 deaths (on average 3.1 deaths daily) and 1,824 injuries (on average 22.2 injuries daily). Motorcycles comprised over 21% of all vehicles involved in crashes. Ambulances and other vehicles for essential services were also found to be involved in crashes. Speeding itself was the cause for almost a quarter of the incidents during the lockdown. Conclusions: Even when the movement restrictions were imposed in Nepal, the number of road crashes was not substantially reduced. Media reports were mainly found to be reporting the crashes where deaths occurred, but police records also included nonfatal injuries. The incidence of crashes in this period shows that it is important to work for road safety to save lives from road traffic crashes in Nepal.

scholarly journals Road traffic injuries in Nepal during COVID-19 lockdown

F1000Research ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 9 ◽  
pp. 1209
Author(s):  
Bhagabati Sedain ◽  
Puspa Raj Pant
Keyword(s):  
Road Traffic ◽  
Secondary Data ◽  
Traffic Crashes ◽  
Road Traffic Crashes ◽  
Road Traffic Injuries ◽  
Road Crashes ◽  
Police Records ◽  
Media Reports ◽  
The Government ◽  
Nonfatal Injuries

Background: As the world is busy addressing COVID-19, road traffic injuries, another major cause of death is continuously killing people on the roads. In Nepal, there were frequent media reports of occurrences of road crashes, injuries, and deaths despite nationwide lockdown. This paper aims to describe the situation of road traffic crashes and casualties during the period of complete lockdown. Methods: This study used secondary data from two sources: Nepal Police and media reports between 24 March and 14 June 2020 (because the government lifted the nationwide lockdown from 15 June 2020). Available details of crashes, deaths, and injuries for this period were extracted from media reports and the summary data that was obtained from the Police.  We have included data from both sources in the results. Results: Nepal Police recorded 1,801 incidents of road crashes during the 82 days of the COVID-19 lockdown with 256 deaths (on average 3.1 deaths daily) and 1,824 injuries (on average 22.2 injuries daily). Motorcycles comprised over 21% of all vehicles involved in crashes. Ambulances and other vehicles for essential services were also found to be involved in crashes. Speeding itself was the cause for almost a quarter of the incidents during the lockdown. Conclusions: Although a reduction in the number of road crashes and related injuries and fatalities was observed, this reduction was not as substantial as anticipated during the heavy restrictions on vehicular movement imposed during the lockdown. Media reports were mainly found to be reporting the crashes where deaths occurred, but police records also included nonfatal injuries. The incidence of crashes in this period shows that it is important to work for road safety to save lives from road traffic crashes in Nepal.

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