Citation

Barbería E, Suelves JM, Xifró A, Medallo J. Gac. Sanit. 2015; 29(Suppl 1): 66-69.

Vernacular Title

Diferencias entre fallecimientos inmediatos y a 30 días por lesiones por tráfico según fuentes forenses.

Affiliation

Institut de Medicina Legal de Catalunya, Departament de Justícia, Generalitat de Catalunya, Barcelona, España.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2015, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

10.1016/j.gaceta.2015.04.012

PMID

26342417

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To study immediate (same day of the collision) and delayed (within 30 days of the collision) deaths due to traffic injuries in Catalonia (Spain) according to forensic sources and to assess the differences between the two kinds of deaths. MATERIAL AND METHODS: An observational study was conducted of all the traffic accident deaths registered in the Institute of Legal Medicine of Catalonia between January 1(st) 2005 and December 31(st) 2014. Data analysis was performed using the SPSS v.18.0 statistical package. Comparisons of proportions were based on the χ(2) test.

RESULTS: During the study period, 4044 deaths due to traffic injuries were recorded. Deaths within 30 days included more women, minors, elderly people, and pedestrians than immediate deaths.

CONCLUSIONS: Traffic injury deaths in the 30 days following a crash differ from immediate deaths.

Language: es