Evaluation of road traffic crashes among admittances to 112 emergency healthcare services in Samsun 2004

Cetinglu E. C., CANBAZ S., TOMAK L., PEKŞEN Y.

TURKISH JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE, vol.7, no.1, pp.1-4, 2007 (ESCI) identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 7 Issue: 1
  • Publication Date: 2007
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE
  • Journal Indexes: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.1-4
  • Keywords: 112 emergency healthcare services, road traffic crash, Samsun
  • Istanbul University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Objectives: More than 1.2 million people are killed each year, and 50 millions more are injured or disabled as a result of road traffic crashes. This study aimed to determine the demographic and clinical characteristics of the patients admitted to 112 emergency healthcare services (EHS) with road traffic crashes in Samsun city in 2004.