| Author/Editor | Rok-Simon, Mateja | |
| Title | Dejavniki, ki vplivajo na verjetnost smrti v prometu pri voznikih osebnih vozil v Sloveniji | |
| Type | monografija | |
| Place | Ljubljana | |
| Publisher | Medicinska fakulteta | |
| Publication year | 2004 | |
| Volume | str. 79 | |
| Language | slo | |
| Abstract | Background: Traffic accidents are the leading cause of mortality and the second leading cause of hospital admissions due to unintentional injuries in Slovenia. Besides risk factors for traffic accidents, factors affecting injury severity and survival after injury are also important for the outcome of the severely injured in traffic. Aim and objectives: To determine which factors affect the outcome of a severely injured driver in a traffic accident. Methods: A retrospective case control study of the 647 dead and the 1941 severely injured was conducted. Data from the Ministry of Internal Affairs on automobile drivers culpable oi traffic accidents that happened from 1996 to 2002 were used. Multiple logistic regression analysis was used to assess the relationships between the independent variables and the outcome. Resutts: The odds of the drivers severely injured in a traffic accident were influenced by the driver's age, e.g. 25-64 years (OR=1,61 (1,24-2,10)), 65 years and over (OR=4,01 (2,546,33)), male gender (OR=1,70 (1,26-2,29)), driving under the influence of alcohol (0,51,4g/kg: OR=1,38 (1,02-1,88); 1,5g/kg and over: OR=2,23 (1,68-2,95)), overtaking incorrectly or driving on/in the wrong side/direction (OR=1,36 (1,08-1,72)), a head-on collision (OR=1,87 (1,45-2,41)), a side collision (OR=2,38 (1,78-2,20)), the crash velocity change of 80-130 km/hour (OR=1,92 (1,50-2,46)), in light traffic (OR=1,31 (1,04-1,65)), the occurence of an accident in June or July (OR=1,38 (1,06-1,81)), the Koper region (OR=1,52 (1,04-2,22)), safety belt use (OR= 0,47 (0,38-0,59)) and a period following the adoption of the new traffic law (OR= 0,76 (0,61-0,95)). Conclusions: In Slovenia, the most important risk factors for driver's death in a severe traffic accident are the driver's age, risk taking behaviour, side collision and high driving speed. The reasons for regional differences in odds for death should be adressed in greater detail in future research. | |
| Descriptors | ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC WOUNDS AND INJURIES AUTOMOBILE DRIVING RISK ASSESSMENT AGE FACTORS SEX FACTORS ALCOHOL DRINKING SEASONS WEATHER LOGISTIC MODELS MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS |