Survey of road injuries in Qazvin

S Sadeghipoor Roodsari; S Attaran

Journal of Inflammatory Diseases

The Official Journal of Qazvin University of Medical Sciences

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Survey of road injuries in Qazvin

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S Sadeghipoor Roodsari,

S Attaran^,*

Journal of Inflammatory Diseases:Vol. 6, issue 3; 45-50

Published online:Dec 31, 2002

Article type:Research Article

How to Cite:Sadeghipoor Roodsari S, Attaran S. Survey of road injuries in Qazvin.J Inflamm Dis.2002;6(3):e154889.

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Abstract Background: Trauma is one of the most common causes for emergency room referral & also the main cause for death in the first four decades of life. Objective: To determine the incidence of different types of road injuries at Qazvin hospitals. Methods: Using questionnaires, all the road accident casualties hospitalized at Shahid Rajaee’s (From June 1997 till July 1998) were incessantly visited through a descriptive study. Findings: 11.3% of emergency room referral was due to car accidents about half of which were road accidents. 53% of referrals were hospitalized most of which substained injury on Tehran-Qazvin highway. Injuries in order of frequency were as follows: Head trauma (49%), soft tissue injury (48%), Fractures (47%), abdominal injury (12%) and chest trauma (13%). Mortality of hospitalized casualties was (11%) & overall mortality of road accident casualties was more than 23% most of which were due to head injury. Conclusion: Increase in morbidity & mortality may be indication of traffic unsafely on Qazvin roads.

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Keywords: Trauma

Road accident

Casualty

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