FATAL TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS- A REVIEW ON THE CAUSES OF MORTALITY IN IRAN
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 49
Abstract
BACKGROUND Traffic accidents have remarkably had negative impacts on the patient’s life and health systems in Iran and has remained among the most important causes of morality. In this article, we aimed to review the causes of traffic accidents-related deaths in Iran. MATERIALS AND METHODS The databases PubMed, Scopus, Web of Sciences were searched using MeSH keywords of “accidents” and “morality” and “Iran”. We also searched the Iranian databases, such as Scientific Information Database and Magiran, using the Persian equivalent of the keywords. The articles which reported causes of traffic accident mortality and published from inception to 2018 were included in this review. RESULTS Finally, 17 articles were included and reviewed. Six main causes of death were identified through reviewing the papers. There were variations in the rate of mortality causes between different regions. Head trauma was the most common cause of death reported in the studies, with a rate between 38% and 72.4%. Other mortality causes included bleeding (1.25-32.8%), burns (1-2%), central nervous system injury (1.9- 61.8%), multiple fractures (6.3- 47.5%) and multiple trauma (12.6-35%). Undetermined causes were responsible for 0.8-9.8 % of traffic accident mortality. CONCLUSION According to the results, head trauma was the most common cause of traffic-related mortality in Iran. Altogether, to reduce the rate of road traffic accidents and road traffic accidents related deaths, it is necessary to increase public knowledge regarding risks of unsafe driving, encourage people to use seatbelt and helmet, implement the traffic laws more seriously, raise the road safety standards and improve the emergency services.
Authors and Affiliations
Seyed Mohammad Reza Esmaeilnejad Ganji, Seyed Mokhtar Esmaeilnejad Ganji
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