Epidemiology of mortality among road accident victims in the south of Kerman Province, Iran, from 2012 to 2015

Abstract

Background: Road accidents and their resulting deaths are important issues in the Iranian society. Identifying the distribution of mortality as a result of road accidents has a significant role in preventing this problem. The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency of road deaths in Southern Kerman Province, Iran, from 2012 to 2015. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional study, the injured individuals who died due to road accidents were entered into the study by census sampling method. After entering the data into the statistical software, the frequency of the studied variables was presented in the form of text and table. Results: In this study, the frequency of deaths was higher among motor vehicle drivers (44.73%), and in cases with head injury (40.68%) and automobiles (68.85%), and in accidents in the spring and autumn (respectively, 28.28% and 25.66%) compared to other groups. Conclusions: Since victims with head injuries and drivers of vehicles had the highest frequency of death in this study, it seems that increasing the use of protective equipment (belts and helmet) has a significant role in reducing the rate of mortality due to driving accidents in this area.

Factors contributing to fatal road traffic accidents in the South of Kerman during the period from 2013 to 2017, Iran

“…A study conducted in the United States showed that the severity of accidents was higher in autumn and in winter than in spring (9). According to the studies conducted in the south of Kerman, the highest rate of mortality was in spring and in autumn (22). Another study in Rafsanjan, Iran, demonstrated that the highest and the lowest rates of accidents were in autumn and in winter, respectively (23).…”

Letter to Editor: The Importance of Designing a Preventable Deaths Instrument for Road Traffic Injuries in Pre-hospital Phase

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