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SPECIFIC FEATURES IN ROAD TRAFFIC INJURIES

The present investigation analyses 3,261 patients treated during the year 1979 for traffic injury and compares their injuries with those of 26,126 patients treated at the same time for injuries sustained in other types of accidents. The patients with traffic injuries were younger than the others (p less than 0.001), and 28.2 percent of them were in the age group 15-24 years. Victims of motorcycle accidents had the lowest average age, 22.1 years, and victims of tram accidents the highest, 45.6 years. Most road traffic injuries took place in summer and traffic accidents differed highly significantly (p less than 0.001) from other injuries as for their distribution during the seasons. In both traffic accidents and other accidents the injury frequency peaks occurred on Mondays. According to the records of the patients, 7.1 percent of the traffic accident victims were found to be under the influence of alcohol, this being the case of 14.3 percent of the other patients (p less than 0.001). The profile of the diagnosis was highly significantly different among the victims of traffic accidents compared with the others (p less than 0.001). In traffic injuries, tram accident victims represented the highest incidence of deaths with 5.8 percent.

  • Corporate Authors:

    Central Organization for Traffic Safety, Finland

    Sitratie 7
    FIN-00420 Helsinki,   Finland 
  • Authors:
    • Tolonen, J
    • Kiviluoto, O
    • Santavirta, S
    • HONKANEN, R
  • Publication Date: 1983

Media Info

  • Features: Figures; References; Tables;
  • Pagination: 26 p.

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Filing Info

  • Accession Number: 00393637
  • Record Type: Publication
  • Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
  • Report/Paper Numbers: No. 26, HS-037 544
  • Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
  • Created Date: Apr 29 1985 12:00AM