Global impact of COVID-19 pandemic on road traffic collisions

YJ Yasin, M Grivna, FM Abu-Zidan - World journal of emergency surgery, 2021 - Springer
Background Various strategies to reduce the spread of COVID-19 including lockdown and
stay-at-home order are expected to reduce road traffic characteristics and consequently road …

Seatbelts and road traffic collision injuries

AK Abbas, AF Hefny, FM Abu-Zidan - World journal of emergency surgery, 2011 - Springer
Modification of seatbelts and their legislation played an important role in reducing morbidity
and mortality of occupants in road traffic collisions. We aimed to review seatbelt …

Factors affecting anatomical region of injury, severity, and mortality for road trauma in a high-income developing country: lessons for prevention

HO Eid, P Barss, SH Adam, FC Torab, K Lunsjo… - Injury, 2009 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: To study the factors affecting anatomical region of injury, severity, and
mortality among road users in United Arab Emirates so as to improve preventive measures …

Factors affecting injury severity of vehicle occupants following road traffic collisions

FM Abu-Zidan, HO Eid - Injury, 2015 - Elsevier
Aim We aimed to define factors affecting injury severity of vehicle occupants following road
traffic collisions (RTC). Patients and methods 422 vehicle occupants (343 males, 81.3%) …

The relationship between road traffic collision dynamics and traumatic brain injury pathology

CE Baker, P Martin, MH Wilson, M Ghajari… - Brain …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
Road traffic collisions are a major cause of traumatic brain injury. However, the relationship
between road traffic collision dynamics and traumatic brain injury risk for different road users …

New Injury Severity Score is a better predictor of mortality for blunt trauma patients than the Injury Severity Score

HO Eid, FM Abu-Zidan - World journal of surgery, 2015 - Springer
Background Trauma-related mortality depends on injury severity. Several trauma scores are
used to evaluate injury severity. We compared the Injury Severity Score (ISS) and the New …

Does wearing helmets reduce motorcycle-related death? A global evaluation

AK Abbas, AF Hefny, FM Abu-Zidan - Accident Analysis & Prevention, 2012 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: The high risk of injury and death of motorcycle riders is a major global
health problem. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of helmet wearing on motorcycle …

Descriptive epidemiology of traumatic spinal injury in Japan

MA Tafida, Y Wagatsuma, E Ma, T Mizutani… - Journal of orthopaedic …, 2018 - Elsevier
Background Spine injury epidemiology in Japan has not been studied since the 1990s when
its incidence was 39.4–40.2 per million and the major cause of injury was motor vehicle …

Epidemiology and clinical characteristics of traumatic brain injuries in a rural setting in Maharashtra, India. 2007–2009

A Agrawal, S Galwankar, V Kapil… - … journal of critical …, 2012 - journals.lww.com
Aims: To evaluate and describe the epidemiological and clinical characteristics of patients
with traumatic brain injury and their clinical outcomes following admission to a rural, tertiary …

Injury pattern, outcome and characteristics of severely injured pedestrian

G Reith, R Lefering, A Wafaisade, KO Hensel… - Scandinavian journal of …, 2015 - Springer
Background Pedestrians who are involved in motor vehicle collisions present with a unique
trauma situation. The aim of this study was to demonstrate the specific clinical characteristics …