NEW STUDY ANALYZES ROAD TRAFFIC INJURIES IN CHINA
Monday, December 12, 2011
A recent study by researchers at the Center for Injury
Research and Policy analyzed the trends in injuries and fatalities from road
traffic crashes from 1951 to 2008 in China. They compared the frequency, severity,
and patterns of crashes by provinces, types of road, and injured road users.
According to the study, over the past 5 decades, road
traffic injuries in China increased substantially. From 1951 to 2008, the total
number of road traffic crashes increased by 43-fold, nonfatal injuries
increased by 50-fold, and fatalities increased by 85-fold. Considering the
burgeoning public health problem r
oad traffic
injuries have become in China, researchers
recommend developing and implementing programs that target efforts to prevent
nonfatal injuries and fatalities caused by road traffic crashes in this
emerging country.
Read the PubMed abstract