A Public Health Perspective of Road Traffic Accidents
Road traffic accidents (RTAs) have emerged as an important public health issue which needs to be tackled by a multi-disciplinary approach. The trend in RTA injuries and death is becoming alarming in countries like India. The number of fatal and disabling road accident happening is increasing day by...
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2012-01-01
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| description | Road traffic accidents (RTAs) have emerged as an important public health issue which needs to be tackled by a multi-disciplinary approach. The trend in RTA injuries and death is becoming alarming in countries like India. The number of fatal and disabling road accident happening is increasing day by day and is a real public health challenge for all the concerned agencies to prevent it. The approach to implement the rules and regulations available to prevent road accidents is often ineffective and half-hearted. Awareness creation, strict implementation of traffic rules, and scientific engineering measures are the need of the hour to prevent this public health catastrophe. This article is intended to create awareness among the health professionals about the various modalities available to prevent road accidents and also to inculcate a sense of responsibility toward spreading the message of road safety as a good citizen of our country. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0f6c53eabf14440bac75ecd6ad0168ea2022-12-22T01:13:24ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Family Medicine and Primary Care2249-48632012-01-011214415010.4103/2249-4863.104987A Public Health Perspective of Road Traffic AccidentsS GopalakrishnanRoad traffic accidents (RTAs) have emerged as an important public health issue which needs to be tackled by a multi-disciplinary approach. The trend in RTA injuries and death is becoming alarming in countries like India. The number of fatal and disabling road accident happening is increasing day by day and is a real public health challenge for all the concerned agencies to prevent it. The approach to implement the rules and regulations available to prevent road accidents is often ineffective and half-hearted. Awareness creation, strict implementation of traffic rules, and scientific engineering measures are the need of the hour to prevent this public health catastrophe. This article is intended to create awareness among the health professionals about the various modalities available to prevent road accidents and also to inculcate a sense of responsibility toward spreading the message of road safety as a good citizen of our country.http://www.jfmpc.com/article.asp?issn=2249-4863;year=2012;volume=1;issue=2;spage=144;epage=150;aulast=GopalakrishnanRoad accidentsroad safetypreventive measures |
| spellingShingle | S Gopalakrishnan A Public Health Perspective of Road Traffic Accidents Journal of Family Medicine and Primary Care Road accidents road safety preventive measures |
| title | A Public Health Perspective of Road Traffic Accidents |
| title_full | A Public Health Perspective of Road Traffic Accidents |
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| topic | Road accidents road safety preventive measures |
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