Road Traffic Injuries in Sharjah

descriptionPublicationkeyboard_double_arrow_right Article 01 Jun 1981 English Publisher:Oxford University Press (OUP)Journal:International Journal of Epidemiology, volume 10, pages 155-159 (issn: 0300-5771, eissn: 1464-3685,

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Authors: J M, Weddell; A, McDougall;

doi: 10.1093/ije/10.2.155

pmid: 7287275

Road Traffic Injuries in Sharjah

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Abstract

Hospital data of all patients seen as a result of road traffic accident injuries are presented for the year 1977. A follow-up study was carried out in December 1978 of those patients admitted with fractures of the skull and spine. The road traffic accident rate was 810 per 100 000 and the death rate was 25 per 100 000. All the deaths in hospitals were due to skull fractures. A third of those with cervical spine fractures were discharged with serious permanent disabilities. The problems of planning health services for this most unusual population are discussed.

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Adult, Male, Adolescent, Skull Fractures, Accidents, Traffic, Infant, United Arab Emirates, Middle Aged, Spinal Injuries, Child, Preschool, Humans, Female, Child, Aged, Follow-Up Studies

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