@article{ref1,
title="Road traffic accident related morbidity as seen in an accident and emergency department",
journal="Scottish medical journal",
year="1981",
author="Galloway, D. J. and Patel, A. R.",
volume="26",
number="2",
pages="121-124",
abstract="This paper describes some of the findings of a prospective study of victims of road traffic accidents arriving at the Western Infirmary's Accident and Emergency Department over a period of 12 months. More than half the accidents occurred during leisure hours thus likely to stretch the resource of the hospital services. More than a third of the total number of patients were young male drivers. Serious injuries were significantly more often sustained among pedestrians who were often older. Victims of motor-cycle accidents less often escaped serious injuries. Blood ethanol studies on a small sample suggested that male pedestrians were often highly intoxicated. A public health education programme is regarded as a primary measure in preventing a large proportion of serious morbidity and mortality especially amongst pedestrians.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0036-9330",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}