Open AccessEpidemiology of road traffic accidents in Al-Ahssaa Governorate, Saudi Arabia
Author(s) -
M. H. Qayed
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
eastern mediterranean health journal/eastern mediterranean health journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.442
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1687-1634
pISSN - 1020-3397
DOI - 10.26719/1998.4.3.513
Subject(s) - road traffic , epidemiology , poison control , injury prevention , environmental health , geography , occupational safety and health , medicine , suicide prevention , medical record , retrospective cohort study , medical emergency , human factors and ergonomics , transport engineering , engineering , surgery , pathology
A study of road traffic accidents was conducted in Al-Ahssaa Governorate, Saudi Arabia, 1414 AH [July 1994 to June 1995]. The objective was to determine the magnitude of the problem and to study its determinants and consequences. Relevant records of both the traffic agency and the four main hospitals in the Governorate were reviewed in a retrospective study. A total of 6117 accidents occurred, which resulted in the injury of 2551 people and the deaths of 151, according to the medical records. The data are compared with those from other regions and recommendations given to help minimize the problem of road traffic accidents