Epidemiological characteristics of fatal pedestrian ac-cidents in Fars Province of Iran: a community-based
【Abstract】Objective: To determine the epidemio-logical characteristics of fatal pedestrian accidents in Fars Province of Iran. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in Fars Province of Iran during a 29-month period from March 2009 to July 2011. The data were from the Fars Foren...
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doaj-1a418454d2ab42ed9e464c16bf9328c32020-11-24T21:35:05ZengElsevierChinese Journal of Traumatology1008-12752012-11-01155279283166Epidemiological characteristics of fatal pedestrian ac-cidents in Fars Province of Iran: a community-basedPeymani PayamHeydari Seyed TaghiHoseinzadeh AminSarikhani YaserHedjazi AryaZarenezhad MohammadMoafian GhasemAghabeigi Mohammad RezaMaharlouei NajmehForoutan AliAhmadi Seyed MehdiGhaffarpasand FariborzJoulaei HassanLankarani Kamran B【Abstract】Objective: To determine the epidemio-logical characteristics of fatal pedestrian accidents in Fars Province of Iran. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in Fars Province of Iran during a 29-month period from March 2009 to July 2011. The data were from the Fars Forensic Medi-cine Registry. In 4 923 recorded road traffic accident fatalities, 971 deaths were due to pedestrian accidents. The demographic and accident-related information were analyzed by SPSS ver-sion 11.5. P value less than 0.05 was considered significant. Results: The mean age of decedents was (47.2±26.2) years, ranging from 6 months to 103 years old. Males ac-counted for 69.8% of all deaths. Fatal accidents were most common in September; 56.1% of the fatal injuries occurred on intracity roads and 33.1% on extracity roads. Fatal head injuries were present in 60.54% of cases. Evaluation of the injury site and the cause of death found that they were significantly associated with age, interval between injury and death. Besides, the type of roads played an important role in mortality. Conclusion: Although the clinical management of trauma patients has been improved in our country in the recent decade, decreasing the burden of injuries needs co-ordination among trauma system organizations. Key words: Accidents, traffic; Epidemiologic studies; Mortality; Iranhttp://www.cjtrauma.com/apps/ojs/index.php/cjt/article/view/310 |
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Peymani Payam Heydari Seyed Taghi Hoseinzadeh Amin Sarikhani Yaser Hedjazi Arya Zarenezhad Mohammad Moafian Ghasem Aghabeigi Mohammad Reza Maharlouei Najmeh Foroutan Ali Ahmadi Seyed Mehdi Ghaffarpasand Fariborz Joulaei Hassan Lankarani Kamran B |
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Peymani Payam Heydari Seyed Taghi Hoseinzadeh Amin Sarikhani Yaser Hedjazi Arya Zarenezhad Mohammad Moafian Ghasem Aghabeigi Mohammad Reza Maharlouei Najmeh Foroutan Ali Ahmadi Seyed Mehdi Ghaffarpasand Fariborz Joulaei Hassan Lankarani Kamran B Epidemiological characteristics of fatal pedestrian ac-cidents in Fars Province of Iran: a community-based Chinese Journal of Traumatology |
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Peymani Payam Heydari Seyed Taghi Hoseinzadeh Amin Sarikhani Yaser Hedjazi Arya Zarenezhad Mohammad Moafian Ghasem Aghabeigi Mohammad Reza Maharlouei Najmeh Foroutan Ali Ahmadi Seyed Mehdi Ghaffarpasand Fariborz Joulaei Hassan Lankarani Kamran B |
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Epidemiological characteristics of fatal pedestrian ac-cidents in Fars Province of Iran: a community-based |
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Epidemiological characteristics of fatal pedestrian ac-cidents in Fars Province of Iran: a community-based |
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Epidemiological characteristics of fatal pedestrian ac-cidents in Fars Province of Iran: a community-based |
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Epidemiological characteristics of fatal pedestrian ac-cidents in Fars Province of Iran: a community-based |
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Epidemiological characteristics of fatal pedestrian ac-cidents in Fars Province of Iran: a community-based |
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epidemiological characteristics of fatal pedestrian ac-cidents in fars province of iran: a community-based |
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Chinese Journal of Traumatology |
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【Abstract】Objective: To determine the epidemio-logical characteristics of fatal pedestrian accidents in Fars
Province of Iran.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in
Fars Province of Iran during a 29-month period from March
2009 to July 2011. The data were from the Fars Forensic Medi-cine Registry. In 4 923 recorded road traffic accident fatalities,
971 deaths were due to pedestrian accidents. The demographic
and accident-related information were analyzed by SPSS ver-sion 11.5. P value less than 0.05 was considered significant.
Results: The mean age of decedents was (47.2±26.2)
years, ranging from 6 months to 103 years old. Males ac-counted for 69.8% of all deaths. Fatal accidents were most
common in September; 56.1% of the fatal injuries occurred
on intracity roads and 33.1% on extracity roads. Fatal head
injuries were present in 60.54% of cases. Evaluation of the
injury site and the cause of death found that they were
significantly associated with age, interval between injury
and death. Besides, the type of roads played an important
role in mortality.
Conclusion: Although the clinical management of
trauma patients has been improved in our country in the
recent decade, decreasing the burden of injuries needs co-ordination among trauma system organizations.
Key words: Accidents, traffic; Epidemiologic studies;
Mortality; Iran |
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