General characteristics of modern traffic accidents in Odessa region

Abstract

Results of analysis of mechanic injuries’ structure, formed in the result of traffic accident, according to the degree of gravity and causes of the persons’ lethality, who died in the traffic accident, in Odessa region during 2013-2016 years were represented in the article. Indicators of accident rate vary within 130 thousands of traffic accident annually, including 25 thousands – with injured persons. The tendency of specific gravity increase of severe and moderate degree bodily injuries is observed for the last decade of years. Injury of internal organs of thoracic and abdominal cavity and extremities is the most frequent cause of the death in the case of traffic accident. Seasonality of traffic accident manifests in summer-autumn period. Traffic injury is a trauma, in which predominantly males are injured (72,98%).