TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2013//
TI  - Police response time to road crashes in south-east of Iran
JO  - JPMA: Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
A1  - Mohammadi, Mahdi
A1  - Martiniuk, Alexandra Lynda Conboy
A1  - Ansari-Moghaddam, Alireza
A1  - Rad, Mahdieh
A1  - Rashedi, Fariborz
A1  - Ghjasemi, Ardavan
A1  - Ahangari, Hossein
SP  - 1523
EP  - 1527
VL  - 63
IS  - 12
N2  - OBJECTIVES: To investigate post-crash time management by police.     METHODS: The retrospective study comprised data related to all road traffic crashes from March 2009 to March 2010 in Sistan and Baluchistan province of Iran. Data was retrieved from the standard national form designed for road traffic crashes completed by police officers present at the scene. SPSS 15 was used for statistical analysis.     RESULTS: The median time for police to be informed in the total 2442 accidents was 10 minutes and the police response time was 15-20 minutes for non-fatal cases, while the corresponding duration for fatal cases was 15 minutes and 30 minutes (p < 0.001). Police arrival was not dependent on road condition (p=0.178).     DISCUSSION: Police arrival at the crash scene was beyond the average response time by Emergency Medical Services in Iran. It is vital to provide quicker ways of informing the police and to have more police stations along the highways.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0030-9982
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -