Road Traffic Accidents Among Drivers in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Hammoudi, Abdulla Al; Karani, George; Littlewood, John

doi:10.12720/jtle.2.1.7-12

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“…It has been stressed that despite the strict law on seat belt usage in UAE, a significant percentage of the drivers do not wear a seat belt either while driving or when in someone else's car. 11 We also observed that some drivers admitted not to follow driving regulations and do not use seat built.…”

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Traffic accidents and medicine use in United Arab Emirates

Sharif

Sharawy

Makrem

et al. 2018

Int J Basic Clin Pharmacol

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Background: The present study was undertaken to evaluate the knowledge, attitude and practice of drivers of the cautious driving while taken prescription and OTC drugs.Methods: A cross sectional questionnaire was developed, pre-validated and distributed to 150 drivers who showed willingness to participate in the study. The survey included questions on driving habits, number of accidents, and number of accidents due to sleep or medication use.Results: All drivers approached answered the questionnaire producing a 100% response rate with male: female ration being 1.2: 1. Slightly more than half (78, 52 and 80, 53.3%) the responders were within 17-28 years of age and with a university degree respectively. More than 50% of respondents follow driving regulations and more than two thirds (112, 74.4%) use seat built again the majority (133, 88.7%) never had traffic accidents. Use of medications as a cause of accidents was reported by only 4 (2.7%) drivers.Conclusions: Regardless of the low incidence of medication use related accidents, authorities are advised to develop new regulations with respect to driving under the influence of medications or when suffering diseases that affect driving ability.

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confidence: 67%

Traffic accidents and medicine use in United Arab Emirates

Sharif

Sharawy

Makrem

et al. 2018

Int J Basic Clin Pharmacol

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“…The probability that a crash will result in injury is proportional to the square of the speed. 22 More than one fifth (21.5%) of the respondents in this study had ever driven beyond their speed, even though it sees public health importance it is less as compared to other studies conducted at UAE sultanate Oman among road users (63%) 18 & Abu Dhabi among drivers (Male=47%, Female = 65%) had occasionally 13 & rarely comply with the fixed speed limit, Trinidad among drivers (67.9%) didn't always obey the speed limit. 23 Driving at excess or inappropriate speeds, while under the influence of alcohol, while sleepy or fatigued and without protective gear (such as seatbelts, child restraints, and helmets) for all vehicle occupants are major contributors to road crashes, deaths and serious injuries.…”

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confidence: 72%

“…12 In this study, the prevalence of road traffic accidents is 33% which is slightly lower than the study conducted among drivers in Abu-Dhabi (49% of male and 39% of female) had a road traffic accident in the last twelve months. 13 This might be attributed to the small size of the town where this study conducted as compared to a large city like Abu Dhabi where the traffic crowd might be tenser which in-turn increases the chance of RTA occurrences & also due to the sociodemographic difference.…”

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Background: Nowadays, worldwide road traffic-related injuries, disabilities, and deaths are becoming a major public health threat. It is projected that by the year 2020, road traffic injuries are becoming the thirdlargest cause of disabilities in the world. More than 85% of the world's road fatalities are attributed to developing countries. Objective: This study aims to assess the prevalence of road traffic accident and associated factors among drivers of three and four-wheeled vehicles in East Wollega, Western Ethiopia 2017. Methodology: A cross-sectional study design was employed to gather information from 400 drivers of three and four-wheeled vehicles from February to March 2017. Data were entered into Epi info version 3.5.3, cleaned and analyzed using SPSS version 20. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were used to examine the association between dependent and independent variables. Statistical significance was declared at P-value 0.05. Result: The data were collected from 400 drivers making response rate of 94.6%. The mean age of the study participants was 28.4±4.3. About one third (33%) of the drivers encountered an accident in the last one year. Living in urban (AOR=0.29, 95% CI [.09-.095]), Age of respondents 25-34 years (AOR=2.58, 95 %CI [1.46-4.54]) & >=35 years (AOR=2.53, 95%CI [1.20-5.33], sometimes angry(AOR=0.40, 95% CI [0.21-0.77], don't angry at all (AOR=0.26, 95% CI [0.11-0.60], Mobile speaking habit while driving (AOR=1.67, 95% CI [1.21-2.74]), driving on straight road (AOR=0.5, 95% CI [0.31-0.78]) and being penalized (AOR= 1.89, 95% CI [1.18-3.06],) were among factors associated with road traffic accident. Conclusion: The prevalence of road traffic accident revealed in this study is a public health significance. The most perceived cause of road traffic accidents mentioned was an overcrowded road which is shared by drivers, pedestrians, and animals. Therefore, it is better if the zonal and town transport agency office work on the management of road traffic utilization and continuously follow the driver's behaviors.

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“…[ 50 ] A similar trend of pedestrian mortality has been observed in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi during 2011 and 2012, with 21% reduction in mortality by traffic related pedestrian injuries. [ 51 ] They also found majority (65%) of the pedestrian who died in RTA were of Asian origin. Despite marked reduction in pedestrian injuries and fatality in some countries, still data is lacking from other Arab Middle Eastern countries regarding the trend of traffic-related pedestrian injuries which need special attention.…”

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confidence: 98%

Blunt traumatic injury in the Arab Middle Eastern populations

Asim

El‐Menyar

Al-Thani

et al. 2014

J Emerg Trauma Shock

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Background:Trauma represents a global public health concern with an estimated 5 million deaths annually. Moreover, the incidence of blunt traumatic injuries (BTI) particularly road traffic accidents (RTAs) and workplace-related injuries are rising throughout the world-wide. Objectives: We aimed to review the epidemiology and prevention of BTI, in the Arab Middle East.Materials and Methods:A traditional narrative literature review was carried out using PubMed, MEDLINE and EMBASE search engines. We used the keywords “traumatic injuries”, “blunt” “epidemiology”, “Arab Middle East” between December 1972 and March 2013.Results:The most common mechanisms of BTI in our region are RTAs, falls from height, struck by heavy objects and pedestrian motor vehicle trauma crashes. The rate of RTA and occupational injuries are markedly increased in the region due to rapid industrial development, extreme climatic conditions and unfamiliar working environment. However, lack of reliable information on these unintentional injuries is mainly responsible for the underestimation of this trauma burden. This knowledge deficit shields the extent of the problem from policy makers, leading to continued fatalities. These preventable injuries in turn add to the overall financial burden on the society through loss of productivity and greater need of medical and welfare services.Conclusion:In the Arab Middle East, population-based studies on the incidence, mechanism of injury, prevention and outcome of BTI are not well-documented. Therefore, region-specific BTI studies would strengthen surveillance to better understand the burden of these injuries in the region.

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Road Traffic Accidents Among Drivers in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

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