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Descriptive Epidemiology Of Karachi Road Traffic Crash Mortality From 2007 To 2014, Rashid Jooma, Masood Ali Shaikh
Descriptive Epidemiology Of Karachi Road Traffic Crash Mortality From 2007 To 2014, Rashid Jooma, Masood Ali Shaikh
Department of Surgery
Abstract
According to World Health Organization's estimate for Pakistan, there were 25,781 (95% CI: 20,979-30582) Road Traffic Collision (RTC) fatalities in year 2013. The Road Traffic Injury Research and Prevention Center, collects RTC data on injuries and fatalities from five major public and private hospitals' emergency departments in Karachi. For the eight-year period, from 2007-2014, 9129 fatalities were recorded. Males accounted for 8008 (87.7%) all RTC fatalities. Highest number of fatalities were recorded in the 21-25 age group with 1329 (15.3%) fatalities, while fatalities in 16-30 years old, recorded 3446 (39.7%) of all fatalities out of the total 8684 records …
Epidemiology Of Karachi Road Traffic Crash Mortality In 2013, Rashid Jooma, Masood Ali Shaikh
Epidemiology Of Karachi Road Traffic Crash Mortality In 2013, Rashid Jooma, Masood Ali Shaikh
Department of Surgery
Abstract
Road Traffic Crash (RTC) is the eighth leading cause of death globally. In a recent World Health Organization report, there were 5,192 RTC deaths reported from Pakistan in 2010. The Road Traffic Injury Research and Prevention Center (RTIRPC) is a unique public-private public health enterprise in Karachi, and collects data from five major public and private hospitals' emergency departments in the city. Cumulatively, 1130 deaths were recorded in the year 2013. Males accounted for 981 (86.8%) deaths. The most vulnerable decades of life were twenties and thirties; accounting for 307 (27.2%) of all deaths. In terms of involvement of …
Vulnerable Road Users Are At Greater Risk During Ramadan -- Results From Road Traffic Surveillance Data., Amber Mehmood, Anoosh Moin, Irum Qamar Khan, Mohammad Umer Mir, Rashid Jooma
Vulnerable Road Users Are At Greater Risk During Ramadan -- Results From Road Traffic Surveillance Data., Amber Mehmood, Anoosh Moin, Irum Qamar Khan, Mohammad Umer Mir, Rashid Jooma
Department of Surgery
Abstract
OBJECTIVE:
To assess how the frequency, nature and outcome of road traffic crashes differ during the fasting month of Ramadan.
METHODS:
The retrospective study was conducted in Karachi and comprised data from the Road Traffic Injury Surveillance Project which entailed information on all road traffic injury victims presenting to Emergency Departments in the city between September 2006 and September 2011. Data was analysed to find the frequency of road traffic crashes according to time of incident, road user group and survival. Ramadan and Non-Ramadan groups were compared with respect to time and frequency of incidents, road user group and …