ArticleBMC public health2009
The burden of road traffic accidents in a French Departement: the description of the injuries and recent changes.
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- The burden of road traffic injuries in the northeast of Iran: the result of a population-based registry.Journal of injury & violence research · 2020Article
- Pattern of Injuries from Road Traffic Accidents Presented at a Rural Teaching Institution of Karachi.The Indian journal of surgery · 2017Article
- Epidemiological Profile of Extremity Fractures and Dislocations in Road Traffic Accidents in Kashan, Iran: a Glance at the Related Disabilities.The archives of bone and joint surgery · 2017Article
- The Burden of Road Traffic Injuries in Yazd Province - Iran.Bulletin of emergency and trauma · 2016Article
- Severity of injuries in different modes of transport, expressed with disability-adjusted life years (DALYs).BMC public health · 2014Article
- Impact of road traffic deaths on expected years of life lost and reduction in life expectancy in Brazil.Demography · 2013Article
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Abstract
backgroundA significant reduction in road traffic accidents has been observed since prevention measures were introduced by the French public authorities in 2002. The goals of this study are to describe the burden of road traffic accidents in a French Departement, and to identify changes if any between the periods 1997-2001 and 2002-2006 on the basis of the disability adjusted life years (DALY).
methodsYears of lost life (YLL) and years lived with disability (YLD) were calculated for two periods using the mortality and incidence data in the Rhone Departement Registry of Road Traffic Accident Casualties.
resultsYLD and YLL that are related to road traffic accidents are at their maximum value between 15 and 24 years of age. For men, intracranial fractures and intracranial injuries dominate, and for women it is spinal cord injuries that account for highest rates of YLD. A reduction in the rates of YLL and YLD has been observed for both genders and all age groups between 1997-2001 and 2002-2006.
conclusionThe reduction in DALY between the two periods is explained both by the reduction in the number of fatalities and injuries but also by an increase in the age at which they occur.
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