| Summary: | An effective measure to reduce human losses resulting from traffic accidents should be based on detailed informatioin on the types of injuries and their locations in the victim’s body. A systematic approach to collect such data is needed to produce accurate information upon which right decisions can be taken. In this study, a sample of 822 traffic accidents occurred in the Riyadh area during 1411H, was considered. Data collected from this sample included general characteristics of the accidents as well as the associated medical consequences of those accidents. General statistics on different types of accidents such as fatalities per accident, fatalities per passenger, injuries per accident and injuries per passenger were calculated. Medical consequences associated with the sample accidents were identified in terms of the distribution of injuries on nine main body locations. This was done for both the injury and fatality cases of each accident type. The results indicated that the average rate of fatalities per accident is about 0.19 which is relatively higher than the reported figure. The results also indicated that head, chest and legs injuries are the most frequent types of injuries.
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