Author/Editor		Šelb-Šemerl, Jožica; Rok-Simon, Mateja
Title		Stopnje hospitalizacij in umrljivosti zaradi transportnih nezgod v Sloveniji v obdobju 1990-1999
Translated title		Hospitalisation and mortality levels due to road accidents in Slovenia in the period 1990-1999
Type		članek
Source		In: Balažic J, Štefanič B, editors. Travmatizem v cestnem prometu. 10. spominsko srečanje akademika Janeza Milčinskega. Medicinsko izvednestvo 2000; 2000 dec 5-6; Ljubljana. Ljubljana: Medicinska fakulteta, Inštitut za sodno medicino,
Publication year		2000
Volume		str. 319-31
Language		slo
Abstract		Facts: In Slovenia, injuries and intoxication are the main causes of death among children, youths and adults under 45. These are also the third most frequent causes of hospitalisation. Knowing the importance of the issue and understanding the risk factors and consequences of injuries on the basis of reliable data is the first step towards the prevention of injuries. The paper points out the level of road accidents in Slovenia and their consequences and gives a summary of guidelines for a national programme for the prevention of road accidents. Methods: The paper is a simple descriptive analysis of hospitalisations and casualties due to road accidents. It breaks down mortality and hospitalisation rates due to road accidents in the period from 1990 to 1999 according to age, sex, area of residence, type of involvement in traffic, the nature of Injuries and mortality in comparison with other European countries. Results: Within the group of injuries and intoxication, road accidents are the second most common cause of hospitalisation and death in Slovenia. Slovenia is one of the countries with the highest death tolls due to road accidents, although in the period observed the mortality rate fell by 30%. In all groups the hospitalisation and mortality rates were higher for men than for women. The distribution is bimodal, with a higher peak in hospitalisation than in mortality in the age group of 15 to 29 years and the opposite true for people older than 70 years. Hospitalisation rates are not proportionate to mortality rates, which are as a rule higher in areas far away from hospitals. Forty per cent of hospitalised people and 30% of deaths are of pedestrians and cyclists. Injuries to the head and neck and polytrauma are the most frequent injuries suffered by people involved in road accidents. Two-thirds of deaths occur before the victims reach a hospital. (Abstract truncated at 2000 characters)
Descriptors		ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC HOSPITALIZATION WOUNDS AND INJURIES POISONING AGE FACTORS SEX FACTORS SLOVENIA