Citation

Khorasani-Zavareh D, Haglund BJ, Mohammadi R, Naghavi M, Laflamme L. Int. J. Inj. Control Safe. Promot. 2009; 16(3): 119-126.

Affiliation

Division of Social Medicine, Department of Public Health Sciences, Karolinska Institutet, Norrbacka, Stockholm, Sweden. davoud.khorasani@ki.se

Copyright

(Copyright © 2009, Informa - Taylor and Francis Group)

DOI

10.1080/17457300903023980

PMID

19941209

Abstract

This study highlights the socio-demographics and death circumstances of victims of fatal road traffic injuries (RTIs) in one Iranian province. A representative sample of cases was selected from a national register and interviews were conducted with the victims' family members. The study shows that there is a strong association between victim attributes (e.g. sex, age, occupation, education or marital status) and category of road-user. Although men are over-represented in all categories, women die above all as car passengers or pedestrians. Deaths of vulnerable road-users are more frequent among the younger and older age groups. Two-thirds of all deaths occurred before arrival at the hospital and 11% of the victims received ambulance transport. The patterns of fatal RTIs observed in the province differ somewhat from the rest of Iran and other low- and middle-income countries. Not only pre- but also post-crash counter-measures could help save lives in the region.

Language: en