Epidemiology of Road Traffic Injuries in Qassim Region , Saudi Arabia : Consistency of Police and Health Data | Zendy

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Epidemiology of Road Traffic Injuries in Qassim Region , Saudi Arabia : Consistency of Police and Health Data

Author(s) -

Issam Barrimah,

Farid Midhet,

Fawzi Sharaf

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

international journal of health sciences

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1658-7774

pISSN - 1658-3639

DOI - 10.12816/0005971

Subject(s) - medicine , traffic police , medical emergency , public health , psychological intervention , population , occupational safety and health , environmental health , health care , emergency department , injury prevention , poison control , epidemiology , nursing , pathology , economics , economic growth

In Saudi Arabia, road traffic accidents (RTA) are becoming a serious public health problem. Police reports are designed for legal purposes with very little information on the health consequences. Also, health system data include detailed health information, but not related or linked to the data obtained police reports. Examining the consistency of these sources is vital to build an accurate surveillance system that can track the risk factors and the health consequences, as well as establishing and evaluating prevention interventions.

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