Author/Authors :
Sadeghi-Bazargani، Homayoun نويسنده Road Traffic Injury Research Center,Department of Statistics and Epidemiology,Tabriz University of Medical Sciences,Tabriz,Iran , , Ayubi، Erfan نويسنده Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health and
Health Research Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran Ayubi, Erfan , Azami-Aghdash، Saber نويسنده Hospital Management Research Center, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran , , Abedi، Leila نويسنده Road Traffic Injury Research Center, Department of
Statistics and Epidemiology, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences,
Tabriz, IR Iran , , Zemestani، Alireza نويسنده Road Traffic Injury Research Center, Department of
Statistics and Epidemiology, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences,
Tabriz, IR Iran , , Amanati، Louiz نويسنده Road Traffic Injury Research Center, Department of
Statistics and Epidemiology, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences,
Tabriz, IR Iran , , Moosazadeh ، Mahmood نويسنده Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Faculty of Health, Kerman University of Medical Sciences, Kerman, Iran , , Syedi، Naeema نويسنده School of Pharmacy and Medical Sciences, Sansom Institute for Health Research, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia , , Safiri، Saeid نويسنده Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran Safiri, Saeid
Abstract :
Despite considerable attention given to health statistics of road
traffic crashes (RTCs), the epidemiological aspects of injuries
resulting from RTCs are not fully understood in Iran and other
developing countries. The aim of this review was to study the
epidemiological pattern and issues arising due to RTCs in Iran. The
scope of this study involves data from a broad range of published
literature on RTCs in Iran. Data collection for this study was conducted
by searching for keywords such as traffic accidents, traffic crashes,
motorcycle accidents, motorcycle crashes, motorcycle injury, motor
vehicle injury, motor vehicle crashes and motor vehicle accidents, Iran
and Iranian in various databases such as Embase, PubMed, Google Scholar,
Scopus, Magiran, Iranian scientific information database (SID) and
IranMedex. This study comprised of 95 articles. It is evident from this
review that a large number of severe RTCs occur due to collision of two
or more vehicles and most of the victims are males aged between 30 and
39 years. Male pedestrian, drivers and passengers are more likely to be
severely injured in comparison to females. One of the most prevalent
causes of death among adults involved in the RTCs are head injuries and
the majority of deaths occur prior to hospitalization. Mortality rates
for RTCs are higher in summer, especially during midnight among all age
groups. The most common individual and environmental risk factors
associated with RTCs include lack of attention, getting trapped in the
car, listening to music, fatigue and sleepiness, duration and distance
and negligence of seatbelt usage while driving. The findings of the
current study will be beneficial in prevention of RTCs and its
associated complications and hence will be vital for policy makers,
health service managers and stakeholders.
