TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1981//
TI  - Road traffic accident related morbidity as seen in an accident and emergency department
JO  - Scottish medical journal
A1  - Galloway, D. J.
A1  - Patel, A. R.
SP  - 121
EP  - 124
VL  - 26
IS  - 2
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 0036-9330
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -