Fatal motorcycle accidents in Fars Province, Iran: a com-munity-based survey
【Abstract】Objective: To identify the main character-istics of victims of motorcycle accidents in Fars Province, Iran. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in Fars Province which has the fourth largest population of all 31 provinces in Iran from March 2009 to June 2010. We incl...
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| author | Heydari Seyed Taghi Maharlouei Najmeh Foroutan Ali Sarikhani Yaser Ghaffarpasand Fariborz Hedjazi Arya Zarenezhad Mohammad Moafian Ghasem Aghabeigi Mohammad Reza Peymani Payam Ahmadi Seyed Mehdi Dehghankhalili Maryam Joulaei Hassan Lankarani Kamran B. |
| author_facet | Heydari Seyed Taghi Maharlouei Najmeh Foroutan Ali Sarikhani Yaser Ghaffarpasand Fariborz Hedjazi Arya Zarenezhad Mohammad Moafian Ghasem Aghabeigi Mohammad Reza Peymani Payam Ahmadi Seyed Mehdi Dehghankhalili Maryam Joulaei Hassan Lankarani Kamran B. |
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| description | 【Abstract】Objective: To identify the main character-istics of victims of motorcycle accidents in Fars Province, Iran.
Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted
in Fars Province which has the fourth largest population of
all 31 provinces in Iran from March 2009 to June 2010. We
included data from all 542 recorded cases of fatalities due to
motor vehicle accidents. Data were recorded from the foren-sic medicine registry consisting of demographic and acci-dent-related information. Demographic information con-sisted of name, age, sex, status of fatal victim (motorcycle
driver vs passenger) and educational level.
Results: Of the 2 345 autopsy records from the foren-sic medicine archives, 542 (23.1%) gave the cause of death
as motor vehicle accidents. Mean age of these victims was
(31.4±16.5) years, and the male to female ratio was 28. Head
injury was the most common cause of death in these victims,
and overall they tended to have a low level of education.
Motorcycle accidents frequently involved younger age
groups (15-35 years), and head trauma related with non-use
of a helmet was the most common cause of death.
Conclusions: Head injury is frequent among victims in
the province we studied. This situation may be related to
the victims’ low socioeconomic status and little education
regarding traffic laws leading to speeding and disregard of
these laws along with their weak enforcement.
Key words: Accidents, traffic; Motorcycles; Iran |
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| spelling | doaj.art-2e2060884202422599cc02dbbdc843092022-12-21T19:00:09ZengElsevierChinese Journal of Traumatology1008-12752012-08-01154222227153Fatal motorcycle accidents in Fars Province, Iran: a com-munity-based surveyHeydari Seyed TaghiMaharlouei NajmehForoutan AliSarikhani YaserGhaffarpasand FariborzHedjazi AryaZarenezhad MohammadMoafian GhasemAghabeigi Mohammad RezaPeymani PayamAhmadi Seyed MehdiDehghankhalili MaryamJoulaei HassanLankarani Kamran B.【Abstract】Objective: To identify the main character-istics of victims of motorcycle accidents in Fars Province, Iran. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted in Fars Province which has the fourth largest population of all 31 provinces in Iran from March 2009 to June 2010. We included data from all 542 recorded cases of fatalities due to motor vehicle accidents. Data were recorded from the foren-sic medicine registry consisting of demographic and acci-dent-related information. Demographic information con-sisted of name, age, sex, status of fatal victim (motorcycle driver vs passenger) and educational level. Results: Of the 2 345 autopsy records from the foren-sic medicine archives, 542 (23.1%) gave the cause of death as motor vehicle accidents. Mean age of these victims was (31.4±16.5) years, and the male to female ratio was 28. Head injury was the most common cause of death in these victims, and overall they tended to have a low level of education. Motorcycle accidents frequently involved younger age groups (15-35 years), and head trauma related with non-use of a helmet was the most common cause of death. Conclusions: Head injury is frequent among victims in the province we studied. This situation may be related to the victims’ low socioeconomic status and little education regarding traffic laws leading to speeding and disregard of these laws along with their weak enforcement. Key words: Accidents, traffic; Motorcycles; Iranhttp://www.cjtrauma.com/apps/ojs/index.php/cjt/article/view/274 |
| spellingShingle | Heydari Seyed Taghi Maharlouei Najmeh Foroutan Ali Sarikhani Yaser Ghaffarpasand Fariborz Hedjazi Arya Zarenezhad Mohammad Moafian Ghasem Aghabeigi Mohammad Reza Peymani Payam Ahmadi Seyed Mehdi Dehghankhalili Maryam Joulaei Hassan Lankarani Kamran B. Fatal motorcycle accidents in Fars Province, Iran: a com-munity-based survey Chinese Journal of Traumatology |
| title | Fatal motorcycle accidents in Fars Province, Iran: a com-munity-based survey |
| title_full | Fatal motorcycle accidents in Fars Province, Iran: a com-munity-based survey |
| title_fullStr | Fatal motorcycle accidents in Fars Province, Iran: a com-munity-based survey |
| title_full_unstemmed | Fatal motorcycle accidents in Fars Province, Iran: a com-munity-based survey |
| title_short | Fatal motorcycle accidents in Fars Province, Iran: a com-munity-based survey |
| title_sort | fatal motorcycle accidents in fars province iran a com munity based survey |
| url | http://www.cjtrauma.com/apps/ojs/index.php/cjt/article/view/274 |
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