@article{ref1,
title="Fatal traffic accidents among the elderly in the county of Ringkobing",
journal="Ugeskrift for Laeger",
year="1992",
author="Hansen, T. B. and Dupont, G.",
volume="154",
number="51",
pages="3676-3678",
abstract="The cases of all persons aged 70 years or more who were killed in traffic accidents in the County of Ringkobing during the period 1.1.1983-31.12.1990 were reviewed on the basis of the death certificates and the police reports. A total of 58 deaths were involved and this was significantly greater than in the age group 0-69 years (p &lt; 0.01). Twenty-eight of the accidents (48.3%) were car accidents. The commonest cause of these car accidents was that &quot;give way&quot; signs had not been respected and there were thus no solo accidents. The next most frequent type of accident consisted of knocking down of pedestrians (25.9%), followed by bicycle accidents (15.5%) and moped accidents (8.6%). Out of the total of fatal accidents, only one of the fatally injured persons was under the influence of alcohol (1.7%). If passengers in motor vehicles were excluded, a total of 39 of the fatally injured persons (88.6%) were themselves the cause of the accident concerned. It is concluded that fatal traffic accidents among elderly persons in the County of Ringkobing constitute a great problem and that the driving abilities of elderly persons should be investigated further.   <p>Language: da</p>",
language="da",
issn="0041-5782",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}