Using multiple datasets to understand trends in serious road traffic casualties

Epidemiology of Road Traffic Injuries in Qassim Region , Saudi Arabia : Consistency of Police and Health Data

“…Also, (iii) Police departments should integrate multiple data sources when estimating the burden of road traffic injuries and deaths. (13) In conclusion, the inconsistencies between the rate of death from road traffic deaths based on police-reported data and on health registration data strongly suggest that there is underreporting of road accidents' fatalities from the police departments. Active efforts to audit and monitor data quality, even if only in periodic or sample surveys, are necessary.…”

“…Moreover, 96% of all children killed worldwide are due to road traffic accidents. (3,4) The problem is increasing at a fast rate in developing countries due to rapid motorization and other factors. Road traffic injuries in developing countries particularly affect the productive age group (15 44 years) and children among whom the fatality rates are especially high.…”

Comparing road traffic mortality rates from police-reported data and death registration data in China

“…Second, it should integrate multiple data sources when estimating the burden of road traffic injuries and deaths because multiple data sources provide a more complete picture than a single source. 18 Third, China could use the capture-recapture method to monitor the quality of existing data sources and estimate deaths from road traffic injuries. The capture-recapture approach has proved useful for evaluating the completeness of data sources and identifying biases within data sets.…”

Epidemiological study of road traffic accident cases visiting emergency department of Osmania general hospital, Hyderabad, Telangana, India

“…Globally, road traffic injuries are ranked ninth among the leading causes of disability adjusted life years lost (DALY), and their ranking is projected to rise to third by 2020. 3,4 Accidents have their own natural history and follow the same epidemiological pattern as any other disease -that is, the agent, the host and the environment interacting together to produce injury or damage. They occur more frequently in certain age-groups, at certain times of day and week and at certain localities.…”