Evaluation of effectiveness of safety seatbelt legislation in the United Arab Emirates

El-Sadig, Mohamed; Alam, Mohammed Sarfraz; Carter, Anne O.; Farès, Khalid; Al-Taneuiji, Hashel Obaid Salem; Romilly, Peter; Norman, John; Lloyd, O L

doi:10.1016/s0001-4575(03)00033-2

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“…In Iran, like in many other developing countries, one important factor in the reduction of the mortality rate related to road traffic accidents since 1997 has been the mandatory use of seatbelts and helmet, as human factors play an important role in TAs and their consequences (5). Seatbelt and helmet efficacy has been well documented in the reduction of mortality from TAs by 25 -67% (6)(7)(8).…”

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“…Many studies have been performed to assess the use of seatbelts and related outcomes (8)(9)(10)(11)(12)(13)(14)(15)(16)(17)(18)(19)(20). It seems that several factors are associated with seatbelt and helmet use in the general public, including gender, age, passenger's status, a low level of education, ethnicity , smoking, alcohol consumption, and so on (21).…”

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Seatbelt and Helmet Use and Associated Factors in a Metropolitan Area

Dadgarmoghaddam

Khajedaluee

Niroumand

et al. 2016

Int J High Risk Behav Addict

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Background: Despite the mandatory rules and established efficacy of seatbelts and helmets, using them is still unsatisfactory. It seems that there are several factors associated with seatbelt and helmet use in the general public. Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess the factors associated with the use of seatbelts and helmets. Patients and Methods: This questionnaire-based, cross-sectional study was a part of the national survey including 1,000 respondents in 2008 -2010. After compilation of the collected data, analysis was carried out using SPSS version 11.5. In all calculations, P < 0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results: The research sampling consisted of 500 men and 500 women ranging in age from 17 to 67 years. Seatbelt use differed according to certain factors, such as location (P < 0.009), sex (P < 0.001), and smoking (P < 0.04). Similarly, the use of helmets also varied according to sex (P < 0.001), smoking (P < 0.001), and tobacco consumption (P < 0.04). Conclusions: Some factors seem to play a very important role in seatbelt and helmet use; these should be taken into consideration by policymakers.

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Seatbelt and Helmet Use and Associated Factors in a Metropolitan Area

Dadgarmoghaddam

Khajedaluee

Niroumand

et al. 2016

Int J High Risk Behav Addict

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“…Furthermore, road traffic collisions (RTC) account for more than 75% of unintentional injury deaths in the UAE [2]. The behavior of drivers and compliance with safety measures in the UAE are completely different from those in developed countries [3,4]. In a recent report; only 25% of drivers who were involved in RTC used seatbelts [4].…”

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“…The behavior of drivers and compliance with safety measures in the UAE are completely different from those in developed countries [3,4]. In a recent report; only 25% of drivers who were involved in RTC used seatbelts [4]. We have recently shown that severity of head injury was the most significant factor affecting mortality in patients involved with RTC in our community indicating low compliance with use of seatbelts [5].…”

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Vascular injuries following road traffic collisions in a high-income developing country: a prospective cohort study

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BackgroundThe mechanism and pattern of vascular injury vary between different populations. The commonest mechanism of vascular injury in civilian practice is road traffic collisions. We aimed to prospectively study the incidence, detailed mechanism and anatomical distribution of hospitalized vascular trauma patients following road traffic collisions in a high-income developing country.MethodsData were collected prospectively on road traffic collision injuries in the whole city of Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates, from April 2006 to October 2007 with full details of mechanism of injury and its relation to sustained injuries.ResultsOut of 1008 patients in the registry, 13 patients had vascular injury, a calculated incidence of 1.87 cases/100 000 inhabitants per year. There were eight car occupants, four pedestrians, and one motorcyclist. Upper limb vascular injuries were the most common anatomical site (n = 4) followed by thoracic aorta (n = 3). All thoracic aortic injuries were acceleration injuries (pedestrians hit by a moving vehicle). None of the eight car occupants was wearing a seatbelt and the majority sustained a front impact deceleration injuries. The median injury severity score, hospital stay, and ICU stay were significantly higher in the vascular injury group compared with nonvascular group (P < 0.0001). Three patients died (23%); two due to severe liver trauma and one due to rupture thoracic aorta.ConclusionsThe incidence of hospitalized vascular injury due to road traffic collisions in Al-Ain city is 1.87 cases/100 000 inhabitants. These injuries occurred mainly in the upper part of the body. Seatbelt compliance of car occupants having vascular injuries was very low. Compliance with safety measures needs more enforcement in our community.

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“…In the literature, a post-implementation observation period of typically three years is advocated though a longer time span is not undesired (Harwood et al 2003;Zaloshnja et al, 2003;El-Sadig et al, 2004;Simpson, 2003). Table 5 shows that the error in the effectiveness measurement due to a limited (one year) post-implementation time period can be significant.…”

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confidence: 99%