Analysis of characteristics of road traffic accident related casualties in Shanghai / 中华急诊医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the characteristics of the road traffic accident (RTA) casualties in Shanghai in 2003.Methods.The characteristics of RTA casualties were analyzed retrospectively on the data of Public Security Bureau and other related information.Results There were 54 197 RTA cases in 2003 with 1 406 death and 11 178 injured.The incidence rate and fatality of RTA was 311.48/10~4 and 11.17% respectively.The vehicle or population injury rate and mortality were 64.24/10~4,8.08/10~4,83.31/10~5 and 10.48/10~5,respectively.The fatality of suburb was higher than that of urban.Most of the casualties were bicyclist,pedestrians and motorcyclist,ranged mainly from 21 to 50 years old. Head injury and multiple traumas were the leading cause of death.Conclusion The RTA related injury had become a public health problem.The key strategies to decrease the fatality and disability of RTA were to propagandize the traffic safety perception in citizen and enforce the construction of rescue system for RTA including the EMSS.