Characteristics of the fatal pedestrian crashes in south-west China: implication for prevention and emergency care

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International Journal of Vehicle Safety Pub Date : 2019-07-26 DOI:10.1504/IJVS.2019.101305

Aowen Duan, Ju Yang, Jinlong Qiu, Chengjian Feng, Z. Yin, Kui Li

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Abstract

The purpose of this study is to provide an overview of the characteristics and patterns of injuries caused by fatal pedestrian crashes in south-west China and to discuss some of the public health issues. A scientific team was formed to conduct an in-depth investigation and collect fatal pedestrian crashes occurring between April 2012 and December 2018. The overall distribution was analysed and illustrated. Each killed pedestrian was classified into different groups by age and death outcome. Cross-tabulations were used to identify variables that differed three age groups and the injury characteristics were compared using multivariate statistical methods. A total of 704 fatal crashes with an impact speed of 12-159 km/h were investigated and the pedestrians with an average age of 58.6 ± 18.8 years were enrolled. 55% of the pedestrians died at the scene and 76% died within 24 hours. Head injury was the leading cause of deaths with a rate of 87.7%. Temporal (33.2%) and rib fracture (56.3%) was the most common injury patterns. Our study demonstrates that limiting vehicle speed in urban roads and enhancing road traffic safety education for the elderly are effective ways to prevent pedestrian deaths. And strengthening the emergency rescue ability to head injury at the scene is the most effective way to reduce pedestrian fatality.

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中国西南地区致命行人交通事故的特征:对预防和急救的启示

本研究的目的是概述中国西南地区致命行人碰撞造成的伤害的特征和模式，并讨论一些公共卫生问题。成立了一个科学小组，对2012年4月至2018年12月期间发生的致命行人碰撞进行深入调查和收集。对总体分布进行了分析和说明。每个遇难行人按年龄和死亡结果分为不同的组。交叉表用于确定三个年龄组不同的变量，并使用多变量统计方法比较损伤特征。共调查了704起碰撞速度为12-159公里/小时的致命车祸，并登记了平均年龄为58.6±18.8岁的行人。55%的行人在现场死亡，76%的人在24小时内死亡。头部损伤是死亡的主要原因，死亡率为87.7%。颞部（33.2%）和肋骨骨折（56.3%）是最常见的损伤模式。我们的研究表明，限制城市道路车速和加强老年人道路交通安全教育是防止行人死亡的有效方法。而在现场加强对头部损伤的应急救援能力是减少行人死亡的最有效途径。

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International Journal of Vehicle Safety Engineering-Automotive Engineering

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期刊介绍： The IJVS aims to provide a refereed and authoritative source of information in the field of vehicle safety design, research, and development. It serves applied scientists, engineers, policy makers and safety advocates with a platform to develop, promote, and coordinate the science, technology and practice of vehicle safety. IJVS also seeks to establish channels of communication between industry and academy, industry and government in the field of vehicle safety. IJVS is published quarterly. It covers the subjects of passive and active safety in road traffic as well as traffic related public health issues, from impact biomechanics to vehicle crashworthiness, and from crash avoidance to intelligent highway systems.