Epidemiological study of road traffic accidents in Baghdad area

Road Traffic Accident [R.T.A.] is one of the most important causes of death. Three months data on R.T.A. was collected and statistically analysed. There was an average of 24 R.T.A. per day. The Al-Thouwra area showed the highest number of R.T.A. There was a significant difference among males for occurrence of R.T.A., but it was not so for females. The effect of time during the day for occurrence of R.T.A. was highly significant, but there was no significant difference among the days of the week. Those who reported the cause of R.T.A. alcohol was the main followed by hitting a lamp post