Bener Abdulbari, Ghaffar A, Azab Abu, Sankaran-Kutty M, Toth F, Lovasz G
Department of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology, Hamad General Hospital and Hamad Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar.
J Coll Physicians Surg Pak. 2006 Apr;16(4):257-60.
The aim of this study was to examine the pattern of injuries resulting from road traffic crashes involving four wheel drives (4WD) vehicles and passenger cars in the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
Descriptive study.
Al-Ain and Tawam Hospital, UAE, during a period from 1st January to 31st December 2000.
A questionnaire was created and filled out concerning: sociodemographic information; data about driving behavior and attitude which included driving experience, adherence to traffic laws (including speed limits and wearing seat belt), driving habits, and assessment of sustained injury was performed according to the Abbreviated Injury Score (AIS).
A total of 1157 motor vehicle crashes related casualty patients were hospitalized during the year 2000. Of these total patients, 495 victims (42.8%) were involved with 4WDs road traffic crashes related injuries and 72.9% of them required hospitalization. Of these, 76.8% were males, 60.7% were non-UAE nationals. The head injury was more common in those who had crashes from 4WD vehicles (45.6%) than those who had crashes from small cars (37.3%). Abbreviated injury scare showed that four wheelers caused more severe (9.1%), serious (10.3%), critical (8.3%) and moderate injuries (13.9%). A significant higher risk was observed for speed violations (OR=2.06; 95% CI=1.55 - 2.76, p<0.001) property damage (OR=1.54; 95% CI=1.07-2.22, p<0.014) and pedestrian accident (OR=2.09; 95% CI=1.46-2.99, p<0.001).
The present study findings indicated that nearly half of the road traffic crashes were involved with 4WD vehicles and that most of the injured individuals were pedestrian and younger drivers. Reduction in motor vehicle injuries and deaths represents a major public health success.
本研究旨在调查阿拉伯联合酋长国（阿联酋）涉及四轮驱动车（4WD）和乘用车的道路交通事故导致的受伤模式。
描述性研究。
阿联酋艾因和塔瓦姆医院，2000年1月1日至12月31日期间。
创建并填写了一份问卷，内容包括：社会人口统计学信息；驾驶行为和态度数据，其中包括驾驶经验、遵守交通法规情况（包括速度限制和系安全带）、驾驶习惯，并根据简略损伤评分（AIS）对受伤情况进行评估。
2000年共有1157名机动车事故相关伤亡患者住院。在这些患者中，495名受害者（42.8%）涉及四轮驱动车道路交通事故相关损伤，其中72.9%需要住院治疗。其中，76.8%为男性，60.7%为非阿联酋国民。四轮驱动车事故患者中头部受伤更为常见（45.6%），高于小型汽车事故患者（37.3%）。简略损伤评分显示，四轮驱动车导致更严重损伤（9.1%）、重伤（10.3%）、危重伤（8.3%）和中度损伤（13.9%）的比例更高。超速违规（OR=2.06；95%CI=1.55 - 2.76，p<0.001）、财产损失（OR=1.54；95%CI=1.07 - 2.22，p<0.014）和行人事故（OR=2.09；95%CI=1.46 - 2.99，p<0.001）的风险显著更高。
本研究结果表明，近一半的道路交通事故涉及四轮驱动车，且大多数受伤人员为行人和年轻驾驶员。减少机动车伤害和死亡是一项重大的公共卫生成就。
