Real-time rapid accident detection for optimizing road safety in Bangladesh by Md Shamsul Arefin, Md Ibrahim Shikder Mahin, Farzana Akter Mily

“…Road traffic accidents in Dhaka are among the worst in the world, along with huge human fatalities and vast economic losses. …”
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Impact of nationwide COVID-19 lockdown on workload and injury patterns of major trauma cases in a regional trauma centre in Singapore by Min Li Kang, Woan Wui Lim, Daniel Jin Keat Lee, Jerry Tiong Thye Goo

“…Conclusion: There was an overall decrease in major trauma cases during the lockdown period, particularly road traffic accidents and worksite injuries, and a relative increase in interpersonal violence. …”
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The mental health impact of COVID-19: the need for community interventions and collaboration for recovery by Nadarajah Rajeshkannan, Daya Somasundaram, Balachandran Kumarendran, Thirunavukarasu Kumanan, Ivan Dinesh Aloysius, Nalayini Sugirthan, Sivanantham Sasikumar, Nalayini Jegathesan

“…There were also positive effects such as better understanding of bio-knowledge, interventions and discoveries, online learning, gratitude toward health-care workers, increased community and family cohesion, reduction in road traffic accidents, and drop in other respiratory infections with their resultant morbidity and mortality. …”
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Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency and Sickle Cell Trait among Prospective Blood Donors: A Cross-Sectional Study in Berekum, Ghana by Patrick Adu, David Larbi Simpong, Godfred Takyi, Richard K. D. Ephraim

“…In Ghana, severe anaemia is mostly due to malaria caused by severe Plasmodium falciparum infection, road traffic accidents, and haemoglobinopathy-induced acute haemolysis. …”
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Epidemiology of Pediatric Traumatic Brain Injury at Sylvanus Olympio University Hospital of Lomé in Togo by Pilakimwe Egbohou, Tabana Mouzou, Pikabalo Tchetike, Hamza Doles Sama, Sarakawabalo Assenouwe, Gnimdou Akala-Yoba, Lonlongnon Randolph, Kadjika Tomta

“…The male predominated with 67.0%. Road traffic accidents were the most common cause (79.1%), followed by falls (19.8%). …”
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Relationship between functional independence and community integration of people with spinal cord injury in Bangladesh by Shazal Kumar Das, Md Bakhtiar, Saiba Muhammad Sabrin, Michael Curtin, Ehsanur Rahman, Zahid Bin Sultan Nahid, Zakia Rahman, Md. Furatul Haque, Md. Fazlul Karim Patwary, Md. Jahangir Alam, Md. Emran Hossain, Md. Atiar Rahman, Shafiqul Islam, Md. Ashfaquzzaman, Md. Anowar Khasru Parvez

“…Among the participants, 92.5% of them reported a history of trauma or accident, including road traffic accidents, falls and other injuries. Approximately 60% of participants presented with paraplegia and 62.5% of participants were categorized on the ASIA Impairment Scale (AIS) as Grade A, complete spinal cord injury. …”
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Whole-of-community interventions that address alcohol-related harms: protocol for a scoping review by Asha S George, Tanya Doherty, Mark Tomlinson, Nandi Siegfried, Ida Okeyo, Ulla Walmisley, Michelle De Jong, Carmen Späth, Nadine Harker

“…Introduction Alcohol-related harm is a rising global concern particularly in low-income and middle-income countries where alcohol use fuels the high rates of violence, road traffic accidents and is a risk factor for communicable diseases such as HIV/AIDS and tuberculosis. …”
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The effectiveness of teaching methods for preparing teacher education students to teach road safety-related content by Silke von Beesten, André Bresges

“…IntroductionRoad traffic accidents account for numerous fatalities worldwide, disproportionately affecting vulnerable groups such as children. …”
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Comparison of survival outcomes and anatomically specific severe injuries following traffic accidents among occupants of standard and K-car vehicles: A retrospective cohort study a... by Yuko Ono, Tasuku Uzawa, Jun Sugiyama, Nozomi Tomita, Takeyasu Kakamu, Tokiya Ishida, Joji Kotani, Kazuaki Shinohara

“…Road traffic accidents are a global health concern. K-car vehicles, also known as "mini vehicles," are defined as those having an engine displacement <660 cc, vehicle length <3.4 m, width <1.48 m, and height <2.0 m. …”
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Functional outcome of distraction osteogenesis in infected nonunion of the tibia by J. Arjun, Hari Sivanandan, Karuppanan Soundarajan, Shebin Christin, Chereddi H. Maheswara Reddy

“…The prevalence of long bone fractures is on the rise, attributed to the escalating number of road traffic accidents and other household mishaps, resulting in an increased occurrence of nonunion cases. …”
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Using the ADAPT guidance to culturally adapt a brief intervention to reduce alcohol use among injury patients in Tanzania. by Catherine A Staton, Armand Zimmerman, Msafiri Pesambili, Ashley J Phillips, Anna Tupetz, Joao Vitor Perez de Souza, Judith Boshe, Michael H Pantalon, Monica Swahn, Blandina T Mmbaga, Joao Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci

“…At KCMC, 30% of injury patients screened positive for alcohol use disorder (AUD), with a five-fold increased risk of injury, primarily from road traffic accidents and violence. A systematic review highlighted limited data on patient-level interventions in low-resource settings. …”
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Digital modelling of failure of road barrier elements under impact of vehicle collision by I. V. Demiyanushko, O. V. Titov, P. S. Mikheev, I. A. Karpov

“…One of the effective ways of reducing the severity of consequences of road traffic accidents is the use of road barriers. The ability to withstand failure and maintain functionality across various collision scenarios determines the reliability of a barrier. …”
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Proximally based sural artery flap for the reconstruction of soft tissue defects around the knee and proximal third of the leg in India: a clinical study by Lakshmi Palukuri, Sreedharala Srinivas, Dharmapuri Madhulika, Sanujit Pawde, Ajo Sebastian, Swathi Sankar, Sandeep Reddy Chintha

“…The most common cause of injury was trauma resulting from road traffic accidents. The majority of defects were found in the proximal third of the leg, particularly on the anterolateral aspect. …”
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Understanding road accident injury dynamics in Iran: a growth mixture modelling perspective by Ziba Zarrin, Kamran Gholamizadeh, Elaheh Talebi-Ghane, Erfan Ayubi, Omid Hamidi

“…Understanding these trends is crucial for informing targeted interventions and resource allocation, ultimately contributing to the reduction of road traffic injuries.Design Ecological study.Setting The data were obtained from the official database of the Iranian Legal Medicine Organization, which includes the injury rates of all provinces due to road accidents, from 2012 to 2021.Participants All records registered with injuries due to road traffic accidents across Iranian provinces.Outcome measures The incidence and average annual percentage of injury rates across provinces were illustrated using a map. …”
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Intracranial CT findings in traumatic brain injury: A retrospective, cross-sectional study among Igbo population in Nigeria by Angel-Mary Anakwue, Felicitas Ugochinyere Idigo, Uloma Benedicta Nwogu, Sylvester Osita Ogbu, Anthony Nnamani, Kennedy Joseph, Camillus Chukwuemeka Ugwoke

“…Main reported causal factors of TBI were: Road Traffic Accidents (RTA) (35.5%), falls (20.2%) and assault (15.7%). …”
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Incidence and prevalence of traumatic and non-traumatic wounds and burns and access to wound care in Sierra Leone; data from a nationwide household survey (PRESSCO) 2020 by Jonathan H. Vas Nunes, Alex J. van Duinen, Daniel Boateng, Amidu J. Tommy, Osman Sankoh, Martin P. Grobusch, Håkon A. Bolkan

“…Most wounds were on extremities (73.5 %), often resulting from cuts (32.8 %), falls (22.4 %), or road traffic accidents (RTA; 16.4 %). Risk factors for developing a wound were male sex (p = 0.004), older age (p = 0.037) and smoking (p = 0.001). …”
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Management of Complex Nonunion of Long Bones by Distraction Osteogenesis Using Monorail Fixator by Azad Khan, Parwez Ahmed, Vishvendra Tomar, Rahul Kumar Gupta, Areeb Ali Siddiqui, Mohd Adnan

“…Majority of cases landing up as complex nonunion were as a result of road traffic accidents. Two-thirds of the patients presenting to us had an infection in the form of discharging sinus or quiescent sinus, while one-third of the patients had aseptic nonunion. …”
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Initial ASIA impairment scale and its association with improvement in cervical spinal cord injury by Aman Singh, Somil Jaiswal, Anil Chandra, Amit Srivastava, Suresh Jaiswal, Awadhesh Yadav, B.K. Ojha, Chhitij Srivastava

“…Age did not significantly affect outcomes (p=0.42), and while males had a 28.5% good outcome rate, females had a 39.2% rate (p=0.06). Road traffic accidents were the leading cause of injury (41.8%, n=236) but had a lower good outcome rate (22.9%) compared to falls (34.7%, n=196) with a higher good outcome rate (38.3%). …”
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COVID-19's impact on hospital stays, mortality, and readmissions for poverty-related diseases, noncommunicable diseases, and injury groups in Thailand. by Satiti Palupi, Kyaw Ko Ko Htet, Vorthunju Nakhonsri, Chumpol Ngamphiw, Peerapat Khunkham, Sanya Vasoppakarn, Narumol Atthakul, Sissades Tongsima, Chantisa Keeratipusana, Watcharapot Janpoung, Virasakdi Chongsuvivatwong

“…In injuries, road traffic accidents consistently decrease resource needs and costs, but suicide cases show mixed trends.…”
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Multiple and complex eye injuries in children by G.Sh. Arzhimatova, O.V. Karaseva, E.A. Koroleva, G.M. Chernakova

“…</p> <p> <b>Conclusions: </b>children most often received mechanical complex eye injuries as a result of road traffic accidents. The percentage of children with minor, moderate, and severe complex injuries (assessed by the ISS) was 47.1%, 18.4%, and 33.5%, respectively. …”
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