title: [Clinical epidemiological assessments on 3521 patients suffering from road traffic injuries, in relation with trauma localisation and severity, assisted in "Sf. Ioan" Emergency Unit, during 2002-2009].
abstract: The aim of study was to assess road traffic injuries in relation with their localisation and severity.
  
  
  METHODS
  A sample of 3521 patients suffering from road traffic injuries and assisted in "Sf. Ioan" Emergency Unit, Iaşi, Romania was assess regarding age group, sex and residence area, type of lesions and ther localisation and severity, between 2002-2009. Data were collected using a special epidemiological inquiry and processed using SPSS and MS Excel statistical softs.
  
  
  RESULTS
  The incidence of road traffic injuries increased during the last decade, with a report men/women of 1.5, urban and 21-30 age group predominance. The most frequent were leg fractures (16.7%) and thoracal contusions (19.1%), cranial and facial trauma (32.4%), with open injuries (10.5%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Prevention programmes with a high efficiency at the national level, as well as a concret identification of risk factors with a multidisciplinar approach of road traffic accidents, are needed.
authors.affiliation: Facultatea de Medicină, Disciplina de Sănătate Publică si Management, Universitatea de Medicină si Farmacie "Gr.T. Popa" Iaşi.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Manole
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ciuhodaru
authors.forename: Georgeta
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zanoschi
authors.forename: Alina
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Manole
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ivan
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000453:epidemiology*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D050723:Fractures, Bone / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009104:Multiple Trauma / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D012383:Romania / Q000453:epidemiology; D013898:Thoracic Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology*