TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Traumatic head injuries in Moldova: a cross-sectional analysis of medical registry data
JO  - Folia Medica (Plovdiv)
A1  - Cociu, Svetlana
A1  - Hamann, Cara J.
A1  - Cebanu, Serghei
A1  - Cazacu-Stratu, Angela
A1  - Coman, Madalina Adina
A1  - Peek-Asa, Corinne
SP  - 775
EP  - 782
VL  - 65
IS  - 5
N2  - AIM: The aims of this study were to evaluate the demographics and crash profiles of road traffic-related traumatic brain injury (TBI) patients treated at two emergency departments in the Republic of Moldova, and to identify areas for prevention. <br><br>MATERIALS AND METHODS: A prospective study was conducted using data from the medical records of a pilot TBI registry from the emergency departments of two large hospitals in Moldova. The study sample included patients with TBI related to road traffic mechanisms from March 1 to August 31, 2019. <br><br>RESULTS: During the study period, 368 patients were included in the TBI registry, with 113 (30.7%) of them having TBIs caused by traffic. Children under the age of 18 (44.2%), people aged 30-49 (18.6%), and males (71.7%) were the largest proportions of the road traffic-related TBI patient population. Most (78.8%) of the TBI injuries occurred in a transportation area (street, road, highway, etc.), among children under age of 18, while walking (36.7%) or riding in a passenger vehicle (68.4%). Pedestrians (42.5%) accounted for the most cases, followed by passengers (33.6%) and drivers (23.9%). Over two-thirds of all cases were tested for alcohol. Most cases were in June (20.4%) and between 2 pm and 6 pm (29.2%) within the research period. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: This is the first study to examine the road traffic-related traumatic brain injuries in the Republic of Moldova, which underlines the high burden of injuries among males, children, and the middle-aged population. <br><br>RESULTS from this study will help to support the development of a country's national TBI registry and can argue for the running of comprehensive measures in road injury prevention targeted to the most affected populations<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0204-8043
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/folmed.65.e91262
ID  - ref1
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