The prevalence of substance use among drivers with traffic injuries in Mazandaran Province, Northern Iran

Khatir, Iraj Goli; Azar, Masoud Shayesteh; Zakariaei, Zakaria; Rad, Hamid Reza Rezaee; Rasouli, Kimia

doi:10.1016/j.amsu.2022.104768

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“…Presently Psychoactive Substances like drugs, narcotics, cannabis, and alcohol consumption is rampant among drivers in Odisha when on a long drive and away from family. Intermittent medical tests are needed and huge legal penalties are required even cancellation of their licenses [45][46][47].…”

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Trailblazing Road Safety and Commuter’s “Vision Zero Planning” in NH-55 (Angul Sector)

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Prelude: Road traffic accidents (RTAs) cause injuries, disabilities, and fatalities and are the major health issues globally in developing countries and also in India. The 29km stretch of NH-55(old NH-42) between Tata steel LTD, Meramundali to Angul has turned into a death trap for the 29km stretch is alarming and highly prone to RTAs after the development of many large-scale industries and townships, which needs planning and formulations. Objective: To address the death trap in the Angul sector in NH-55, RTAs are collected and alternate commuting for the pedestrians, two or more wheeled motorized/manual vehicles for road use has been suggested. The present traffic problems faced include heavy traffic, deteriorated roads, blocking of foresight, traffic jams, RTA’s, pollution, etc. Methods: Present research aims at forming a database for road conditions, vulnerable places, RTAs frequency, and severity data collected from authentic sources from time to time. Analysis of the data is done regarding accident frequency and severity index. A thorough study of causes and types of accidents has been discussed with RTAs addressable. Conclusions: Frequent RTAs, road traffic injuries (RTIs), are found due to excessive use of mobile phones, busy traffic and fatigue crews, unconscious pedestrians, reckless two-wheelers drivers, and distracted driving of loaded trucks are found to be the major reasons for road crashes in the area. Improvised driver conduct, use of eye tracker, community education, traffic control enforcement, or bypass can address the trend in the frequency of RTAs and RTIs in NH-55. The immediate action plan is the construction of four black spots, overbridges, and vehicle under pass to complete the under-construction activities to follow the vision zero of SDG 9 and SDG 11.

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“…A study in Iran found a significant association between drug use and the incidence of RTAs. 5 A systematic review from India demonstrated that a significant proportion of individuals who were injured or had died in an RTA had consumed alcohol before the accident. 6 There is literature on the association of psychosocial problems and psychiatric illnesses with traumatic injuries.…”

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Challenges for setting up psychiatric services in a trauma centre in India

Chawla,

Chadda

2023

BJPsych Int.

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Psychiatric sequelae may occur following traumatic injury irrespective of whether an insult has been caused to the brain. A range of psychiatric illnesses have been either causative of or associated with road traffic accidents and traumatic injuries, including depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, substance use disorder and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. Despite literature on such associations, psychiatric intervention in the treatment of patients following traumatic injury is limited. The authors share their experience of challenges in addressing mental health problems in a tertiary care trauma centre located in North India. Steps in overcoming those challenges included: developing a semi-structured form to be completed for referrals and consultations, a psychiatrist attending weekly rounds with the surgeons, and initiating a psychiatry out-patient clinic for patients discharged from the trauma centre. It may be worthwhile in the future to set up a trauma psychiatry unit at the centre, involving a clinical psychologist, a psychiatric social worker and an occupational therapist for the comprehensive care of patients.

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The prevalence of substance use among drivers with traffic injuries in Mazandaran Province, Northern Iran

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Trailblazing Road Safety and Commuter’s “Vision Zero Planning” in NH-55 (Angul Sector)

Trailblazing Road Safety and Commuter’s “Vision Zero Planning” in NH-55 (Angul Sector)

Challenges for setting up psychiatric services in a trauma centre in India

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