Author: Silas NghishihangePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Accidents
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Factors contributing to motor vehicle accidents and severity of related injuries in Oshana region, Namibia
Author: Silas NghishihangePublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Accidents
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Modelling factors affecting the severities of injury from motor vehicle traffic crashes in Namibia using the 2008-2016 National road safety data
Author: Maano Nalikolekwe ShimandaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Dissertations, Academic
Languages : en
Pages : 168
Book Description
Factors Determining Injury Severity in Motor Vehicle Accidents
Author: Martin CodinoAdversity After the Crash
Author: Ashley CraigPublisher:
ISBN: 9781536145632
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 583
Book Description
The World Health Organization recognizes that motor vehicle crashes and their impacts have become a serious public health crisis, with injury rates expected to escalate globally over the next 30 years. This is not surprising as adversity associated with the traumatic experience of a motor vehicle crash in which one could have died can be overwhelming. The risk of developing a major psychological disorder like depression and/or post-traumatic stress disorder is high, and distress will become substantially intensified if one also sustains physical injury, which can range from a mild injury such as soft tissue damage or concussion, to a severe injury such as spinal cord injury or severe traumatic brain injury. However, the degree of injury severity does not predict the degree of distress and adversity experienced very well. Evidence also suggests that entering a compensation process as a result of injuries can add to the distress experienced. Adversity can include personal suffering (e.g., pain, disability, trauma), financial hardship (e.g., loss of income/employment), social isolation, relationship stress, and a possible extended involvement in an adversarial claims/medical process. Adversity after the Crash: The Physical, Psychological and Social Burden of Motor Vehicle Crashes is the first scholarly book for some time to address a broad range of issues arising from a motor vehicle crash, and the authors are all internationally recognised experts in their respective fields. The book contains four sections, in which topics like types of physical injuries most commonly suffered, epidemiology, economic outcomes, return to work, compensation factors, whiplash, mental health outcomes, pain management, as well as innovative interventions designed to decrease the burden associated with motor vehicle crashes are discussed. This book is a must-read for people involved in researching motor vehicle crash outcomes and recovery, as well as for those providing clinical services to people who have been involved in a motor vehicle crash. Survivors of a motor vehicle crash would also benefit from a clearer understanding of the dynamics involved in recovering from such a traumatic experience.
Road Traffic Injuries in Namibia
Author: Mitchel ChatukutaPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
Background: Road traffic injuries (RTIs) are a major problem worldwide. In this mixedmethods thesis I investigated the trend of RTIs in Namibia, which is one of the worst affected countries globally. I also investigated the long-term impacts of RTIs and the role of a fuel levy fund - The Motor Vehicle Accident Fund (MVAF) - in enhancing the availability of rehabilitation and counselling services to RTI survivors in Namibia. Methods: Using quantitative methods, I conducted analysis of data sets on RTIs from 2012 to 2014. Descriptive analysis was used to characterise crashes, injuries and deaths, and people affected. Further to this, I conducted multinomial logistic regression in order to investigate the likelihood of having been injured or killed. Using qualitative methods, I conducted semi-structured interviews with RTI survivors in Namibia, and healthcare workers involved in caring for them, in order to investigate the long-term impacts of RTIs and the availability of rehabilitation and counselling services to road injury survivors in Namibia and the role played by the MVAF. Results: The quantitative analysis showed over 2012-2014, the rates of injury and death had risen by 3.9% and 1.1%. Logistic regression identified the road user group had the greatest influence on the risk of being injured and killed. The method of transportation to hospital had the greatest influence on the risk of dying among those admitted to hospital. The qualitative analysis showed that RTIs are associated with long-term physical and mental health sequalae, financial hardships, and various social problems. The analysis also showed the MVAF is effectively helping to enhance access to rehabilitation and other health services for RTI survivors. Conclusion: The present study adds to the knowledge of the long-term impact of RTIs and presents new information from Namibia, where no previous studies of this kind have been done.
Factors Affecting Injury Severity to Rear-seated Occupants in Rural Motor Vehicle Crashes
Author: Charles K. BrownFactors Associated with Severity and Hospital Admission of Motor-vehicle Injury Cases in a Southern European Urban Area
Author: E. CireraThe Association of Driver Age with Motor Vehicle Crash Contributing Factors and Traffic Injury Severity in Wisconsin
Author: Robert Blake HanrahanPublisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 46
Book Description
Host, Agent, and Environmental Factors that Explain Injury Severity in Seat Belted Persons Injured in Motor Vehicle Crashes
Author: Belinda Joy CarlsonWater Management in Africa and the Middle East
Author: International Development Research Centre (Canada)Publisher: IDRC
ISBN: 088936804X
Category : Water resources development
Languages : en
Pages : 313
Book Description
Water Management in Africa and the Middle East: Challenges and Opportunities