Investigation of traffic accidents referred to a hospital and forensic medicine organization in Nikshahr during the years ۲۰۱۴-۲۰۱۸

INTRODUCTION: Iran, especially the Sistan-Baluchestan province, is one of the countries with the highest rates of accidents and traffic-related deaths. The present study aimed to evaluate traffic accidents referred to hospitals and the Forensic Medicine Department in Nikshahr in Sistan-Baluchestan province, Iran, during ۲۰۱۴-۲۰۱۸. METHODS: In this retrospective descriptive and analytical study, the statistical population included traffic accidents referred to hospitals and the Department of Forensic Medicine in Nikshahr. The data related to the variables of age, gender, location of the accident (inside or outside urban areas, rural roads), condition of the injured, severity of the injury, and the time of the accident were collected using a checklist. After determining the descriptive statistical indicators, the incidents were analyzed using chi-square and correlation tests. FINDINGS: During the study years in Nikshahr, a total of ۳,۶۶۹ people were involved in road accidents, out of whom ۳۳۹ cases lost their lives. The highest rate of accidents (۳۶%; n=۱۳۲۱) was in the age group of ۱۹-۲۹ years. Regarding education, ۳, ۲۶۰ (۸۸.۸%) crash victims were illiterate and without a university degree, while ۴۰۹ (۱۱.۱۵%) cases had academic education. It was also detected that ۱,۸۷۹ (۵۱.۲%) accident victims were motorcycle riders with reported fractures, severe injuries, head injuries, and death. CONCLUSION: The results of the current pointed to the high rate of traffic-related deaths in Nikshahr, especially in summer. Therefore, prevention management is necessary to reduce traffic accidents and fatalities.

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Epidemiology , Traffic Accidents , Mortality , Nikshahr , injuries , اپیدمیولوژی , حوادث ترافیکی , مرگ و میر , نیکشهر