Injury Pattern among Road Traffic Accidents’ Victims in Najran City, Saudi Arabia

Al-Zamanan, Mahdi Yahya; Al-Yami, Abdullah; Al-Najrani, Ali Abdullah; Al-Asmari, Mansour Yousef; Manaa, Abdulrahman Alamri; Al-Qahtani, Awad Mohammed; Shalayel, Mohammed Helmy Faris; Elbashir, Abdulhadi Mohamed; Alsareii, Saeed A.

doi:10.4236/ijcm.2018.94024

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“…About 33% of crash victims suffered head and/or neck injuries. This result was in accordance with those of other regional and international studies [ 28 , 29 ]. When victims were asked about the reason for the current crash, they reported that excessive speed or use of a mobile phone was the major reason.…”

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Road Traffic Injuries and Related Safety Measures: A Multicentre Analysis at Military Hospitals in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia

Yagoub

Saiyed

A.Rahim

et al. 2021

Emergency Medicine International

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Background. Road traffic injuries are one of the major public safety issues around the world, as they put a great burden on countries’ economies. Saudi Arabia has a good road transportation system, but still, road-related fatalities are higher in this country. The main purpose of this study was to determine the association between the severity of injuries caused by road traffic collision and safety measures taken by the drivers admitted to the emergency departments at two military hospitals in Tabuk, a city in Saudi Arabia. Methods. A total of 342 male drivers who had injuries due to road traffic collision took part in this multicentre, cross-sectional study. The research sites were King Salman Armed Forces Hospital and King Khalid Armed Forces Hospital in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia. The data were collected using a common protocol and a self-reported questionnaire with the help of convenience sampling approach. Descriptive statistics and logistic regression analysis were done using IBM SPSS version 23. Results. Nearly 62.0% of the male drivers were aged less than 36 years. About 90% of the drivers were from low- and middle-income groups. Logistic regression analysis indicated that drivers who had road traffic collision and used mobile phones while driving were four times more likely to have severe injuries (OR = 3.89; 95% CI (2.53, 5.95)), those who drove the vehicle at an excessive speed limit were three times more likely to have severe injuries (OR = 2.71; 95% CI (1.01, 4.97)), and those who attempted to overtake another vehicle were two times more likely to have severe injuries (OR = 1.85; 95% CI (1.24, 3.77)). Conclusion. Based on the results of the present study, the most important safety measures which contributed the most to road traffic collision were use of mobile phones while driving the vehicle, driving at an excessive speed limit, irregularity in maintaining the vehicle, attempt to pass other vehicles, and not following the traffic rules. All the safety measures are protective, but if care is not taken, they will risk the life. There is an urgent need to spread traffic safety awareness in this region.

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Road Traffic Injuries and Related Safety Measures: A Multicentre Analysis at Military Hospitals in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia

Yagoub

Saiyed

A.Rahim

et al. 2021

Emergency Medicine International

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“…These results were in partial agreement to Shamim (2017) study in India who revealed that the most common RTA injuries were at lower extremities, followed by the head and neck, multiple injuries, upper extremities, abdomen, pelvis, and perineum, and finally chest. Al-Zamanan et al (2018) in Saudi Arabia revealed that the most common RTA injuries were head injuries, followed by lower limb and spinal injuries.…”

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Study of Road Traffic Accidents Cases admitted to Ain Shams University Hospitals during Years 2017 and 2018

Hassan

Abdel-Rahim

Hadhoud

2022

Ain Shams Journal of Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology

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Background: Egypt loses about 12,000 persons every year because of road traffic accidents with mortality rate of 42 deaths per 100 000 populations. Little less than half (48%) of them are four-wheelers passengers and the fifth (20%) are pedestrians. The world health organization estimated that 50 million people are injured, and the worldwide annual road traffic deaths was 1.2 million and continues to rise steadily, reaching 1.35 million in 2016. Aim: This study aimed at determination of pattern and status of Road traffic accidents (RTA) injuries and deaths on an Egyptian sample. Methods: This is a retrospective study on cases of RTA admitted to the Emergency Department of Ain Shams University Hospitals during a two-year period starting from the first of January 2017 till the end of December 2018. Results: In the years 2017 and 2018, 1282 RTA patients were admitted to Ain Shams University Hospitals. The highest proportion of cases was from 20 -<30 years. Pedestrians were the most common victims. Almost all cases had the suitable radiological investigation according to the mode of injury, and 46.9% of the cases were presented with lower limb injuries. Most of the patients were treated surgically, and 42.1% of the cases stayed 6 days and more. Head injuries were the main cause of death. Conclusion: RTAs are a considerable problem threatening population safety. Most of Victims were males, in the productive age and pedestrians. Head injury is the most frequent cause of death. Recommendation: Nationally accepted, well-coordinated safety education programs are one of the fundamental steps leading to limiting the problem that costs huge mortalities, morbidities, and property damage.

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“…This is similar to a previous study conducted in the Aseer region where the highest incidence of RTAs occurred during daytime (59.9%) [ 24 ]. On the contrary another study concerning timing showed that 58% of the RTAs happened during the evening (6:00 p.m.-9:00 p.m.) and 20% happened in the morning [ 25 ].…”

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Pattern of orthopedic injuries among Victims of Road Traffic Accidents in Aseer region, Saudi Arabia

Alotaibi

Alqahtani

Alwadei

et al. 2021

Annals of Medicine &Amp; Surgery

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Background Road Traffic Accidents (RTA) are one of the most common causes of morbidity and mortality in Saudi Arabia despite preventive measures and programs. The major factors for the increase in the incidence of mortality and morbidity are due to human factors, such as over speeding, not obeying traffic laws, fatigue, and driving before the legal age. In this study, we aim to report the pattern of orthopedic injuries (OIs) from RTA in the south-western region of Saudi Arabia and to explore the healthcare outcomes of OIs. Method This is a retrospective, record-based, case series study including RTA patients who were admitted to the Emergency Department (ED) at a tertiary hospital in the south-western region of Saudi Arabia. The data was collected for 531 admitted RTA patients with OIs over for five years from May 2011 to May 2016. Patients who were 15 years of age or above were included in this study. The data were analyzed using the statistical package for social science (SPSS) version 21. Results A total of 531 patients were included with an age range between 15 and 90 years with an average age of 29 ± 2 years. Most of the population was male constituting 91.3% of the sample while 91.9% of the sample were Saudis. About 75% of the OIs had simple fractures and complex fractures were recorded among 10.2% of the cases. About half of the cases (52%) had lower limb fractures and 32% had upper limb fractures. Conclusions RTA and the resultant OIs, death, and permanent disabilities cause a tremendous burden on economic resources and should be of concern for local authorities. More attention and regularities should be paid to avoid life-threatening driving behaviors.

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Injury Pattern among Road Traffic Accidents’ Victims in Najran City, Saudi Arabia

Cited by 13 publications

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Road Traffic Injuries and Related Safety Measures: A Multicentre Analysis at Military Hospitals in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia

Road Traffic Injuries and Related Safety Measures: A Multicentre Analysis at Military Hospitals in Tabuk, Saudi Arabia

Study of Road Traffic Accidents Cases admitted to Ain Shams University Hospitals during Years 2017 and 2018

Pattern of orthopedic injuries among Victims of Road Traffic Accidents in Aseer region, Saudi Arabia

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