Initial results of Pakistan's first road traffic injury surveillance project

Shamim, Shahzad; Razzak, Junaid Abdul; Jooma, Rashid; Khan, Uzma Rahim

doi:10.1080/17457300.2011.555559

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“…This study considered only the injury reports produced by the hospital authorities, which may not include many unreported accidents and injuries (Shamim, Razzak, Jooma, & Khan, 2011). All the discharged cases were contacted, one month after the injury.…”

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Pillion riders' cloth related injuries and helmet wearing patterns: a study of Lahore, Pakistan

Ahmed

Islam

Ali

et al. 2015

International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion

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This study aims at investigating the burden and pattern of clothing related pillion riders' injuries and their helmet wearing pattern in Lahore, Pakistan. Data were collected for nine months (July 2013 to March 2014), reporting 13,248 motorcycle related injuries, out of which 8751 (66%) cases were related to the clothing related pillion riders' injuries. Out of these injuries 10.30% were severe injuries which can be prevented or reduced by proper safety measure, e.g. wearing helmet. It was also found that most of the fatalities were not wearing helmet. Injuries due to wearing of loose fitting clothes and absence of helmet are not uncommon in Pakistan and other underdeveloped parts of the world. Such accidents may be reduced by creating awareness and safety sense in the riders, where use of safe dress and helmet should be encouraged in order to avoid such fatal damages.

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Pillion riders' cloth related injuries and helmet wearing patterns: a study of Lahore, Pakistan

Ahmed

Islam

Ali

et al. 2015

International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion

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“…However, there are a few differences in overall incidence and mortality rate. It is estimated that there is a large number of male victims or a large percentage of victim's admission dramatically increase in different trauma centers (Karachi) [4].…”

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RTA Analysis & Existing Modelling for Emergency Medical Service

Azim¹,

Dang

Wang

et al. 2020

Teh. vjesn.

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Prevention of accidents is extremely difficult in absence of present situation analysis, as the aim to identify the incident locations and safety deficiency area is the key to work out the effective solution. To access the feasibility of using Geographic Information System (GIS) for mapping of incident locations with an existing data source is vital to estimate variation of RTAs (Road Traffic Accidents) pattern by interpolating. Generally, accident particulars like location, date, time, sex and suspect are included in GIS database. Here, Arc GIS (10.2.1) software is applied to identify incident locations in Karachi district. To reduce the accidents in particular area/study area and in order to sustain coverage for emergency response, there may be such more factors including the number of ambulances deployed, their position/location, and dispatching strategies that affect the EMS system, authors strictly recommended covering based probabilistic model for (Rescue-15) solving the problem of ambulance locations. GIS facilitates the respective authority to do assessment and to analyze the entire position of the accident with the help of GPS or additional sources of information while consequences are utilized as part of the preparation progression is based on the acuity of the patient in time.

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“…only in Pakistan, in 2000, there were 100,000 motorbike users, with two million increase annually. 23 A 16% mortality rate is reported among motorcyclists. 24…”

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Analysis of Head Injuries Due to Motorcycle Accidents Attended in Medical Teaching … 182 Institute (MTI), DHQ, Gomal Medical College (GMC), Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan

Khan¹,

Nawaz²,

Hayat³

et al. 2019

Pak J Neurol Surg

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Objective: The consumption of motorbike is increasing in Asia. The aim of this study was to analyze the head injuries due to motorcycle accidents attended in the District Headquarter (DHQ), Dera Ismail Khan. Material and Methods: All the age groups from both genders were part of our study. All the patients show reduced GCS with some sign of having abnormalities on Computed tomography (CT) brain were included in our eligibility criteria. Pedestrians, those died before hospital arrival, complain about any other type of injury other than a head injury, and not have proper admission in the hospital was excluded from the study.Results: 478 patients were included in the current study. More than 44.14% of accidents were reported in patients aged 20 – 29 years. 441 (92.25%) were men, and 381 (79.7%) were driving themselves. Among 478 only 71 (14.85%) were wearing a helmet. Almost 47.48% of the accidents occurred on the weekend. 274 (57.32%) patients reached the hospital within 5 hours after the accident. 218 (45.6%) patients had a head injury. Brain edema was the most common CT abnormality 214 (44.8%).Conclusion: Mainly, the males were affected by a motorcycle accident and face head injury in the third decade of their life. The CT scan indicates brain edema as the most common findings. 45.6% of patients have a severe head injury and a mortality rate of 13.4% was reported.

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Initial results of Pakistan's first road traffic injury surveillance project

Cited by 48 publications

References 12 publications

Pillion riders' cloth related injuries and helmet wearing patterns: a study of Lahore, Pakistan

Pillion riders' cloth related injuries and helmet wearing patterns: a study of Lahore, Pakistan

RTA Analysis & Existing Modelling for Emergency Medical Service

Analysis of Head Injuries Due to Motorcycle Accidents Attended in Medical Teaching … 182 Institute (MTI), DHQ, Gomal Medical College (GMC), Dera Ismail Khan, Pakistan

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