Citation

Mohammadi MJ, Behbahani NR, Geravandi S, Momtazan M, Mahboubi M, Alizadeh R. Arvand J. Health Med. Sci. 2017; 2(1): 23-28.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2017, Abadan School of Medical Sciences)

DOI

10.22631/ajhms.2017.81889.100

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Abstract

Fatal traffic accidents are one factor which causes death in Iran. Disability and deaths are common results of traffic accidents throughout the world. Based on reports, traffic accident is the second cause of death in Iran. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the mortality rate which was caused by traffic accidents in Abadan, Iran, during 2012-2013. Data are collected from a divided checklist which is related to fatal traffic accidents referred to Legal Medicine Center of Khuzestan province. Data were analyzed by SPSS Ver.16. According to the results of the study, in Abadan city 134 mortalities occurred which were caused by traffic accidents during 2012-2013. According to this study, the number of fatal traffic accidents in Abadan was more than recommended scales by international organizations. Based on the result of our study, the mortality rate of people according to gender (per 100000) with traffic accidents in Abadan were as following in which 28.77 men and 9.56 women.

RESULTS showed that the head and face are the most injured organ. In the current study, the most common final causes of death were head trauma (80.03% cases) and bleeding (14.38% cases). The results also showed that Abadan has one of the largest number of fatal traffic accidents in Khuzestan province of Iran. The results of this cross-sectional study showed that the most users of road were drivers, passengers and pedestrians. We found that the traffic accidents could be surprisingly common in apparently high-risk populations.

Keywords: Abadan, accidents, mortality, traffic.

Language: en