[Characteristics analyses of road traffic injury in Beijing in 2009].
OBJECTIVE
To analyze the characteristics and laws of road traffic accidents in Beijing, and provide some accident-prevention measures.


METHODS
The data from Beijing Emergency Medical Center were managed by computer,then the descriptive statistical analyses were made.


RESULTS
(1) A total of  2 984 traffic accidents with relatively complete information were recorded in our research,in which 42 people were led to death and 2 942 injured. Most of the  casualties were male. The ages of the injured segments were mainly between 18 to 59 years.(2) The number of the injured in accidents between the motor  vehicles was the largest, which was 1 883; The deaths caused by accidents between the motor vehicles and pedestrians were the most, with the number  of 26;Major vicious accidents were mainly caused by accidents between the motor vehicles and the number was 11.(3) In one day accidents mainly  happened at 8:00-10:00 ,and 14:00-18:00.(4) The most common injuries were the head and face injuries, with the number of 921, followed by multi-site combined injuries with the number of 761, and lower limb injuries, with the number of 541.(5) Human factors were the main causes of accidents, followed  by vehicle factors.


CONCLUSIONS
The illegal driving and walking through the pedestrian lane were the main causes of car accidents. Strengthening traffic  safety education of the public, especially of the floating population, rigorous training of drivers for traffic rules and regulations, enhancing the public  awareness of road safety, and improving the road traffic management and control measures were the main measures to prevent and control traffic injuries.
Department of Trauma and Orthopaedics, Peking University People's Hospital, Beijing 100044, China.
Yan-hua
YH
Wang
Jian-ping
JP
Peng
Zhen-jun
ZJ
Zhang
Dian-ying
DY
Zhang
Jing
J
Wang
Tian-bing
TB
Wang
Pei-xun
PX
Zhang
Hong-bo
HB
Zhang
Bao-guo
BG
Jiang
D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000401:mortality* / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D002947:Cities; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012737:Sex Factors; D055815:Young Adult