Motorcycle-related injury in Vietnam
- Author:
Dang Viet Hung
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
injury
- MeSH:
Wounds and Injuries;
Motorcycles
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2005;510(4):11-14
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
Study on the prevalence of motorcycle-related injury and death in Vietnam. Results: 68% of total traffic-related injuries were in group of 15-29 years old, 71% in group of 30-49 years old. In the year 2002, at Hai Duong province and Hanoi city, there were almost 50% of drivers hadn’t driver’s license and 26-28% of drivers had drunk before driving. The rate of wearing helmet was low: 2% in 1997, 6% in 1999 and 8% in 2001. With heavy burden of motorcycle-related injury and death, the promotion of safe driving and applying interventions for reduce of traffic-related injury and death would be urgent. Policy-makers should focus on some problem such as drinking alcohol, drive’s speed, and wearing helmets, etc.
