Road traffic accidents in Kathmandu—an hour of education yields a glimmer of hope

Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine

Subash Pandey¹  Amit Bhandari¹  Rais Vohra²  Bibhusan Basnet² 

[1] B.P. Koirala Institute of Health Sciences, Dharan, Nepal;Nepal Emergecny Medicine Organization, Fresno, CA, USA

关键词: Behavioral program;    No drinking and driving policy;    Road traffic accidents;   

Others  :  811615
DOI  :  10.1186/1757-7241-21-19

 received in 2013-02-01, accepted in 2013-03-13,  发布年份 2013

【 摘 要 】

After the Metropolitan Traffic Police, Kathmandu initiated a “No Drinking and Driving” policy in 2011 in which a major intervention for intoxicated drivers was mandatory 1-hour class to modify drunk driving behaviors, reports show that the number of road traffic accidents in the year 2012 decreased by 23 percent from the year 2011. The injury to fatality ratio decreased by 21 percent in this period. We remain encouraged by these statistics which confirm that increased enforcement of road traffic rules, combined with behavioral change programs, can have positive changes in LMICs which suffer considerably from the global burden of trauma.

【 授权许可】

   
2013 Basnet et al.; licensee BioMed Central Ltd.

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【 参考文献 】

• [1]Sakran VJ, Greer ES, Werlin E, McCunn M: Care of the injured worldwide: trauma still the neglected disease of modern society, Scandinavian journal of trauma. Resusc Emerg Med 2012, 20:64.