Estimation of blood alcohol concentration in deaths due to roadside accidents

Arora, Pallak; Chanana, Ashok; Tejpal, H.R.

doi:10.1016/j.jflm.2012.12.003

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“…These findings are similar with the findings of Jani C B et al [5] and Rao Y et al [11] who indicated higher incidence of cases in evenings and nights. However the study differs with the findings of Arora P et al [8] who indicated maximum crashes during day time. This can be due to the fact that more number of people returns from their place of work and activity at that time.…”

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“…are commonly involved along with pedestrians. Passengers of cars are less commonly involved, consistent with findings of other authors [6,8,12,13] . Drivers implicated is due to the reason that under the influence of alcohol there is a decrease in driving ability and reaction time which leads to more careless driving behavior and subsequent accidents.…”

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“…These findings are consistent with other authors work. [5,[7][8][9] But in contrary Ahlner J et al [10] and Rao Y et al [11] found 41-50 as the most commonly involved age group. The reason behind involvement of the younger age group is that they are most actively involved in recreational activities and hence are most ambulatory.…”

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A study of association of substance abuse and road traffic accidents in a tertiary care centre

Kt¹,

S²,

Dv³

et al. 2017

Nat. J. Clin. Orthop.

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Introduction: Road traffic accidents are one of leading causes of death in India. The steadily increasing incidence of road traffic accidents has become a major public health issue. alcohol consumption is one of the most common cause for road traffic accidents according to the World Health Organization (WHO), road traffic injuries are the sixth leading cause of death in India with a greater share of hospitalization, deaths, disabilities and socio-economic losses in the young and middle-aged population. India reported 35.1 accidents per 10000 motor vehicle in 2011, Karnataka is the fourth ranking state in road traffic accidents in India. Methodology:The study was conducted in victims of road traffic accident brought to tertiary care centre of Adichunchanagiri medical sciences, bg nagara between September 2016 and may 2017 The datas were collected regarding age, sex, nature of injury, educational status, type of vehicle, type of road user, time of incidence, history of alcohol intake, place of consumption. Results: Totally 1164 victims reported to casualty due to RTA and 442 of them were under the influence of alcohol, of which 33% of accidents were sustained in the age group 21-30 years,31.2% of the subjects had lower limb injury and 24.7% suffered from head injury,18.3% sustained upper limb trauma, 10.8% suffered chest injury, 8.6% were affected by faciomaxillary trauma. It was also observed that 99.09% of the victims were males. Majority of the victims were under educated, (33.03%) were agriculturists, most of the incidents occurred in the evenings 6pm-12 midnight. Conclusion:This study was carried out to know the involvement of alcohol consumption in road traffic accidents reporting to a tertiary care centre. It showed that most of the victims were males. Majority of the cases (38.2%) belong to the age group 21-30 years. Among the victims 39% were two wheeler drivers, 19% were three wheeler drivers followed by pedestrians (15.4%), four wheeler drivers (13.6%) and pillon riders (13%). Majority of the cases suffered lower limb injury This study clearly correlates the effect of alcohol and drug consumption in road traffic accident.

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“…e results show that driver age ≥65, speeding, alcohol, drugs, overtaking, driving at night, improper operation, and emergency turning are related to serious roadside accidents, while road conditions (such as wet, oily, or sandy surfaces) have a minimal relationship with the severity of roadside accidents [61][62][63]. Arora et al investigated the relationship between traffic accidents and alcohol consumption in India, and the results showed that 23% of the fatal traffic accidents involve drivers who had been drinking and most of the victims were between 21 and 40 years old [64]. Moreover, Islam et al applied ML models (see (20)) and the mixed generalized ordered probit (MGOP) model (see (30) and ( 31)) to estimate the differences between drivers of different ages in terms of crash injuries [65,66].…”

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Research on Highway Roadside Safety

Cheng

Pei

et al. 2021

Journal of Advanced Transportation

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Frequent and serious traffic accidents have become a focal issue because they hinder the sustainable development of society. In China, roadside accidents account for 40% of fatalities resulting from traffic accidents. Roadside safety has become an important issue of traffic management departments worldwide, and performing research on roadside safety contributes to improving the level of road safety and reducing the number of traffic accidents and fatalities. By systematically sorting a large number of relevant studies, this paper analyzed the current development trends of roadside safety in terms of three aspects (i.e., the year of publication, the country of publication, and the source of publication) and then summarized the research status, existing gaps, and future development directions of roadside safety in terms of three aspects: the frequency of roadside accidents, the severity of roadside accidents, and the practice of roadside safety design. This paper reviewed the different prediction methods and evaluation models for the frequency and severity of roadside accidents. According to the number of times mentioned in the literature, the first five significant risk factors that cause frequent roadside accidents are small-radius curves, heavy traffic, objects adjacent to the lane (such as poles and trees), narrow lanes, and narrow shoulders, and the first five significant risk factors that cause fatal roadside accidents are driver age ≤25 or ≥65, alcohol, speeding, failure to use seat belts, and heavy trucks. Future research on the frequency and severity of roadside accidents should focus on quantitatively analyzing the probability of roadside accidents and occupant injury risk and developing methods for identifying roadside accident blackspots. For roadside safety design, roadside clear zones and safety slopes should be precisely quantified based on a cost-benefit analysis in future studies.

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“…It is also an important risk factor for many chronic diseases, notably high blood pressure and other cardiovascular diseases, [5][6][7] poor mental health, [8,9] unsafe driving, and traffic accidents. [10][11][12][13][14] Around 4.9% of the world's adult population is believed to suffer from alcohol use disorder. [15] Harmful alcohol use stems from regular, heavier drinking, defined as drinking more than 40 g of pure alcohol per day for men and 20 g of pure alcohol per day for women.…”

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Prevalence and Correlates of Current Alcohol Use among Bhutanese Adults: A Nationally Representative Survey Data Analysis

Wangdi

Jamtsho

2019

Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine

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Background: Alcohol-related ailments are among the 10 leading causes of morbidity and mortality in Bhutan. The objectives of this article were to determine the prevalence and explore the correlates of current alcohol use among Bhutanese adults. Materials and Methods: This is a retrospective study of secondary data from the National Health Survey 2012 of Bhutan. The outcome variable of interest was current alcohol use. The questionnaire was developed following the World Health Organization (WHO) STEPwise approach to Surveillance (STEPS) of noncommunicable diseases. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression was performed to identify the correlates of current alcohol use. The prevalence of current alcohol use was 30.9%. The correlates of current alcohol use were male sex [adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 1.85; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.47–2.36], widowhood (AOR = 2.92, 95% CI, 1.22–6.99), and chewing betel quid >20 times per week (AOR = 2.07, 95% CI, 1.08–4.03). Primary (AOR = 0.67, 95% CI, 0.50–0.91), high (AOR = 0.52, 95% CI, 0.38–0.71), and university (AOR = 0.46, 95% CI, 0.29–0.73) educated participants were less likely to be current alcohol users when compared with those who had no education. Compared with unskilled workers, services and sales workers were less likely to use alcohol regularly (AOR = 0.64, 95% CI, 0.49–0.82). Homemade alcohol Ara was the most common drink. Conclusion: The national prevalence of current alcohol use in Bhutan is higher than the national average in the WHO South-East Asia Region. Prevention should target the correlates and limit the availability of locally home-brewed Ara .

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Estimation of blood alcohol concentration in deaths due to roadside accidents

Cited by 11 publications

References 9 publications

A study of association of substance abuse and road traffic accidents in a tertiary care centre

A study of association of substance abuse and road traffic accidents in a tertiary care centre

Research on Highway Roadside Safety

Prevalence and Correlates of Current Alcohol Use among Bhutanese Adults: A Nationally Representative Survey Data Analysis

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