title: [Epidemiological research and analysis on the impaired person in road traffic accident in Chengdu area].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To analyze epidemiological characteristics of road traffic accidents that resulted in injuries in Chengdu area, to find out the cause and to provide scientific a base for accident prevention.
  
  
  METHODS
  Appraisal data of the injured in road traffic accident from January 2003 to October 2006 were re-examined. Detailed statistics were made which include gender, age, transportation mode, person types, the accident date and day, and location.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Six thousand three hundred and sixty four cases involving road traffic accident were analyzed. Among the injured, male to female ratio was 1.84:1, and the age group of 18-50 were the largest proportion (66.34%). Bicyclists, motorcyclists and pedestrians made up 80.90% of the injured persons. Different age groups, different genders and those who were injured in different regions varied greatly in terms of transport modes they employed. In terms of injured parts, lower limb injury took up the highest proportion (39.49%), with cranium & cerebrum ranking second (22.77%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Different approaches and measures shall be taken in regard to different age groups, different regions, different times and different transport modes, and corresponding policies shall be adopted.
authors: Traffic Administration Department of Chengdu Municipal Public Security Bureau, Chengdu 610036, China.
authors: Si-xing
authors: SX
authors: Huang
authors: Sheng-yan
authors: SY
authors: Li
authors: Xian-guo
authors: XG
authors: Zhang
authors: Bin
authors: B
authors: Kong
authors: Ya-li
authors: YL
authors: Zhu
authors: Kuan-lin
authors: KL
authors: Liu
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D035002:Lower Extremity / Q000293:injuries; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018986:Motor Vehicles / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D017678:Sex Distribution; D013997:Time Factors; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology*; D055815:Young Adult