Izadi N¹ (MSc Student), Soori H² * ( PhD), Najafi F³ (PhD), Hashemi nazari SS² (PhD), Khosravi A⁴ (PhD), Salari A⁵ (MD)

  ¹ Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

  ² Safety Promotion & Injury Prevention Research Center, School of Public Health,

  Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

  ³ Research Center for Environmental Determinants of Health,

  Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran

  ⁴ Non-communicable Diseases Research Center, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran

  ⁵ Forensic Medicine Center, Kermanshah, Iran

  Original Article

  Received: 24 May 2014, Accepted: 11 Sep 2014

  Abstract

  Introduction: Patterns of road traffic injuries (RTI) and deaths are different to depict in many of geographical areas. This study was carried out to determine the epidemiological pattern of road traffic injuries in Kermanshah district in 2010.

  Methods: In this cross-sectional study, we used the forensic medicine center’s records to obtain data on epidemiological pattern of road traffic. Data were collected using a checklist including demographic variables and information on injuries. The causes of deaths were classified using the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10) codes injuries were classified based on the nature of injury according to the 23 groups of the Global Burden of Diseases (GBD 2010). Data were analyzed in the Stata.

  Results: The mean age of the subjects (n=3522) was 33.5±17.8. Most of the subjects were male (68.5%). Most of the deaths and injuries were occurred in 15-29 years old age group. Most of the accidents which resulted in death (70.5%) were occurred in suburban. Most of the external causes of deaths (40.3%) were related to accident with cars. Most of the drivers had been died in suburban accidents most of the deceased in urban accidents were pedestrians (p<0.001). Most of the injuries (20.7%) were mild injuries.

  Conclusion: According to the high frequent suburban accidents, preventive measures and proper programs should be planned to increase road safety. Exact supervision should be done on wearing seat belt, and legal speeds.

  Key words: e pidemiological pattern, road traffic, mortality, injuries