Citation

Manole M, Ciuhodaru T, Rădăuceanu P, Piseru CN, Zanoschi G, Manole A, Ivan A. Rev. Med. Chir. Soc. Med. Nat. Iasi 2011; 115(2): 518-523.

Vernacular Title

Evaluari clinico-epidemiologice asupra accidentelor rutiere, comparativ, in

Affiliation

Universităţii de Medicină şi Farmacie Gr. T. Popa Iaşi Universitatea de Medicină şi Farmacie Gr. T. Popa Iaşi Facultatea de Medicină.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2011, Societatii de Medici si Naturalisti)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

21870750

Abstract

AIM: To assess road traffic injuries according to some descriptive parameters. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The study was carried out on a series of 5374 patients admitted to emergency rooms at Iasi (n=3050), Botosani (n=1187), and Vaslui (n=l137), between 2005 and 2010. RESULTS: Most frequently, the patient was a young, male adult, with cranial cerebral trauma, leg fracture, forearm contusion, or polytrauma, presenting to the emergency room most commonly in the month of August, weekends, and interval noon-dawn interval. CONCLUSIONS: The impact of road trauma epidemic would facilitate a better adaptation of the medical staff to case dynamics and increase the efficacy of primary prevention programs.

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