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KMID : 0368019870100020491
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Journal of Soonchunhyang University
1987 Volume.10 No. 2 p.491 ~ p.506
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An Epidemiology of the Traffic Accident
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최순용/Choi, S.Y.
이병일/김연일/Lee, B.I./Kim, Y.I.Choi, C.U.
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Abstract
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A retrospective study has been made of 916 cases of road traffic casualties who were treated at the Soon Chun Hyang Univ. Hospital between July, 1984 to December, 1985. This study was conducted to find out the nature and pattern of the traffic accident from the clinical and epidemiological standpoint. The aim of this study was not to indicate direct preventive measures but to focus attention on fields in which best results should be given by the preventive measures.
The results obtained were as follows :
1. In this survey, male dominated in numbers (male : female=1.7 : 1).
The highest incidence was in the age group between 21?30 Year (23.4%) and younger age group showed 61% (ages between 21-50 years).
2. The prominence of accident victims according to the level of education was high school and primary school (32.8%, 29.8%). The high incidence were in office workers, students, and drivers were the cornmonest victim in car passenger accidents.
3. The high incidence was during 5 PM to 10 PM (36.6%), coincidence with day time (10 AM to 5 PM, 23.5%). After free of suspension of traffic, accident incidence was increased to three times before that (8.5%).
4. Causalties showed a maximum during the summer vacation, and weather was relatively good: 5: About 27.8% of total passenger causalties sustained injury at highway, and 22.8% of pedestrian injury were developed at pedestrian´s crossings.
6. About 20.2% of injured drivers were in drunken state on arrival, and 27.1% pedestrians were also drunken:
7. Over 47.9% of all causalties were injured by passenger car accidents, and 24.5% by bus and 21.7% by truck and other type of specific vehicles.
8. The highest portion of trauma risk was front seat area.
9. Only 6.2% of the passengers taken seat belt at passenger traffic accidents.
10. The duration between time of injury and arrival at hospital was commonly one hour (81.3%), most of them was transported by taxi and bus.
11. The highest incidence of the associated injury was head injury (48.9%), the second was plastic injury.
12. In orthopaedic injury, tibia and fibular fracture was most common.
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