Results 141 to 150 of about 525,760 (182)
Some of the next articles are maybe not open access.
Road traffic accident mortality in Singapore
The Journal of Emergency Medicine, 2002The aim of this study was to identify factors that contribute to road traffic accident mortality and the patterns of injuries sustained by these victims, with a view to identifying areas for future intervention. All road traffic accident deaths that occurred in Singapore over a period of 1 year were reviewed.
Evelyn, Wong +5 more
openaire +2 more sources
The impact of road alignment characteristics on different types of traffic accidents
Journal of Transportation Safety & Security, 2020Among the factors affecting road traffic safety, road alignment characteristics are often ignored by people because they cause traffic accidents in an indirect way. In view of this problem, the total number of accidents, the total casualties of accidents
Ziyang Liu +4 more
semanticscholar +1 more source
Road traffic accidents in Yemen
International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion, 2008Highway accidents are responsible for an estimated 1.2 million deaths and as many as 50 million injuries across the world annually. Some factors contributing to highway accidents in Yemen are increasing urbanization and changes in social habits and standards of living.
openaire +2 more sources
Road traffic accidents and the elderly
Geriatrics & Gerontology International, 2009Aim: To identify and evaluate the causes and characteristics of road traffic accidents (RTA) and to analyze injury patterns in elderly road traffic victims in order to apply appropriate measures for the prevention of RTA in the elderly.Methods: Two hundred and fifty‐eight elderly road traffic victims admitted to the Emergency and Traumatology ...
Suzan, Abou-Raya, Leila Abd, ElMeguid
openaire +2 more sources
Road traffic accidents: a pictorial review
Emergency Radiology, 2018Road traffic accidents are still a major cause of morbidity and mortality. With well-established whole-body CT protocols in trauma, radiologists are an integral part of trauma diagnosis and management teams. Five well-recognized traumatic syndromes (seat belt syndrome, handlebar syndrome, scapulothoracic dissociation, dashboard syndrome, and brake ...
Sanaa Kissi, L. Fournier, N. How Kit
openaire +2 more sources
Road traffic accident trends in Nigeria
International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion, 2006(Received 21 June 2005; in final form 7 February 2006)1. IntroductionRoad traffic accidents (RTAs) are a common cause ofdisability and also a leading cause of death all over theworld (Andrade and Jorge 2000, Ansari et al. 2000, Kopitsand Cropper 2005). For example, in Saudi Arabia, 81% ofdeaths in Ministry of Health hospitals are due to RTAs and20% of ...
O C, Osime +5 more
openaire +2 more sources
Mental Illness and Road Traffic Accidents
Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 1980One hundred psychiatric patients were carefully matched with 100 physically ill patients and their driving records compared. The psychiatric patients were consuming far greater quantities of psychotropic drugs and included a larger number of alcoholics and heavy drinkers.
Armstrong J.L., Whitlock F.A.
openaire +3 more sources
Road traffic accidents in Saudi Arabia
Public Health, 1994Road traffic accidents are a major health hazard in Saudi Arabia, particularly during Ramadan. The ensuing trauma has increased in direct proportion to the increase in the number of road vehicles. An audit of RTAs over a one-year period revealed that, out of 361 victims, 16% were under 10 years and 47% between 11 and 30 years. None of those involved in
N J, Shanks, M, Ansari, D, al-Kalai
openaire +2 more sources
Accident Analysis and Prevention, 2019
Although most of the literature on traffic safety analysis has been developed over areal zones, there is a growing interest in using the specific road structure of the region under investigation, which is known as a linear network in the field of spatial
Álvaro Briz‐Redón +2 more
semanticscholar +1 more source
Although most of the literature on traffic safety analysis has been developed over areal zones, there is a growing interest in using the specific road structure of the region under investigation, which is known as a linear network in the field of spatial
Álvaro Briz‐Redón +2 more
semanticscholar +1 more source