INJURIES TO PEDESTRIANS IN ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS

A two year prospective study of pedestrians in road traffic accidents in the oxford region was carried out during 1983 and 1984. Five hundred patients were available for review (299 male and 201 female). Data were obtained at the time of the accident about the circumstances of the accident and the vehicles concerned. The nature of the injuries was assessed, and the treatment received was documented. Special attention was given to young people, and to accidents in which there was a death. Consumption of alcohol was determined by questioning the patients and by clinical examination. The incidence of death in pedestrians was significantly higher than in car occupants or motorcyclists. The principal determinant of death was the weight of the vehicle concerned. The most common site of injury was the head because of a high incidence of brief concussion, but the most common site of serious injuries was the leg. Injuries to all regions of the body increased with age and with the weight of the vehicle in the collision. Accidents most often concerned young children or the elderly.

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  British Medical Association

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  London WC1H 9JR,   United Kingdom 
• Authors:
  • Atkins, R M
  • Turner, W H
  • Duthie, R B
  • Wilde, B R
• Publication Date: 1988-12-3

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 1431-4
• Serial:
  • BMJ
  • Volume: 297
  • Issue Number: 6661
  • Publisher: British Medical Association
  • ISSN: 0959-8138
  • Serial URL: http://www.bmj.com/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Age; Aged; Children; Days; Head; Hospitals; Injury severity; Intoxication; Leg; Pedestrians; Schools; Statistics; Travel
• Geographic Terms: United Kingdom
• ITRD Terms: 1757: Age; 1758: Child; 9007: Day (24 hour period); 2231: Drunkenness; 2177: Hospital; 698: Journey; 2023: Leg (human); 1746: Old people; 1733: Pedestrian; 101: School; 1623: Severity (accid, injury); 6555: Statistics; 8119: United Kingdom
• Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Education and Training; Pedestrians and Bicyclists;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00483529
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Transport and Road Research Laboratory (TRRL)
• Files: ITRD, TRIS
• Created Date: May 31 1989 12:00AM