tailieunhanh - Some characteristics of victims in road traffic accidents treated at Mocchau general hospital Sonla province (2012-2013)

Objectives: A cross-sectional descriptive research aims to identify several characteristics in road traffic accident patients in need for emergency treatment in Mocchau District General Hospital. | JOURNAL OF MILITARY PHARMACO-MEDICINE No7-2015 SOME CHARACTERISTICS OF VICTIMS IN ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS TREATED AT MOCCHAU GENERAL HOSPITAL SONLA PROVINCE (2012 - 2013) Hoang Trung Khai*; Nguyen Thi Thinh* SUMMARY Objectives: A cross-sectional descriptive research aims to identify several characteristics in road traffic accident patients in need for emergency treatment in Mocchau District General Hospital. Results and discussions: Men suffering from road traffic accidents are 3 times as high as women ( versus ). The victims in traffic accidents are mainly in the age group of 20 - 29, accounting for . These people come from Kinh and Thai ethnics ( and ), whereas this rate is relatively low in other ethnic groups (the H’mong, Muong). Most victims are farmers (), victims with high literacy occupy . The timing of road traffic accidents occur mainly in the evening and at night higher than in the morning ( versus ). In terms of weather factor, tracffic accidents often happen at the time of the sunshine rather than the time of shadow. The flat road is the common cause of traffic accident. Up to of the accidents are due to no wearing helmets. Situations leading to traffic accidents are: self-falling off motorcycles (), motorcycle - motorcycle collision (), automobile motorcycles collision (). * Key words: Road traffic accidents; Victims; Mocchau District; Sonla province. INTRODUCTION Road traffic accident is the leading cause of death and disability in the world. According to the WHO, every year there are million deaths and 50 million injuries caused by road traffic accidents, causing great damage on economy and health. In Vietnam, the overview report by the Ministry of Health in 2012 showed that the number of accidents, the number of injuries and deaths from accidents and injuries, especially road traffic accidents increased within 10 years. Deaths from injuries and accidents of all kinds .