• J R Soc Health · Dec 1992

    Road traffic injuries in Al-Ain City, United Arab Emirates.

    • A Bener, G H Absood, N V Achan, and M Sankaran-Kutty.
    • Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, AI-Ain.
    • J R Soc Health. 1992 Dec 1; 112 (6): 273-6.

    AbstractRoad traffic injuries are the second major cause of death in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). A retrospective study for a 1 year period of all road traffic accidents and injuries was conducted in Jimi Hospital for the period 1 January to 31 December, 1990. A total of 1197 injuries were encountered at the Hospital Emergency Department. The majority of victims were males and under the age of 35 years. During the Ramadan (fasting month), the number of persons who were injured by traffic accidents was slightly higher than during other months. Excessive speed was closely related to traffic accidents and injuries. Most of the accidents and injuries occurred from 8.00 am to 2.00 pm. Head injury was the most frequently noted type of injury (40.5%), followed by limbs injury (22.1%) and chest, abdomen and pelvic injuries (14.7%). These findings suggest that there is a need to take a comprehensive approach on both excessive speed and driving habits.

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