Pilot study of types of casualty crashes experienced by tourists in a south-east Asian destination

Increased awareness of the details of road accidents involving foreign tourists may lead to a reduction in the number of injuries, protection of the tourists’ health, and preservation of the quality of their tourism experiences. This study investigated the type of road casualty accidents resulting mostly in the Outpatient Department attention to surgical dressings and sutures and experienced by British, German, and American tourists in one tourist location in South-East Asia, based on a review of the Injury Surveillance Form of the local hospital from 1999 to 2007.

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• Authors:
  • Hongsranagon, P
• Publication Date: 2011-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: 84-8
• Serial:
  • Road and Transport Research
  • Volume: 20
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: ARRB
  • ISSN: 1037-5783

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash analysis; Crash rates; Crash types; Highway safety; Injuries; Tourism; Tourists
• Uncontrolled Terms: Safe systems (road users)
• Geographic Terms: Asia; Thailand
• ITRD Terms: 1661: Accident prevention
• Subject Areas: Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01363938
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: ARRB
• Files: ITRD, ATRI
• Created Date: Feb 28 2012 10:01AM