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 …

The Epidemiology of Major Trauma During the First Wave of COVID‐19 Movement Restriction Policies: A Systematic Review and Meta‐analysis of Observational …

M Antonini, M Hinwood, F Paolucci… - World journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background The objective of this systematic review is to investigate changes in the
epidemiology of major trauma presentations during the implementation of movement …

Trauma trends during COVID‐19 alcohol prohibition at a South African regional hospital

KM Chu, JL Marco, EO Owolabi… - Drug and Alcohol …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Introduction The objective of this study was to examine the relationship between trauma
volume and alcohol prohibition during the COVID‐19 lockdown in South Africa. Methods …

Unnatural deaths, alcohol bans and curfews: Evidence from a quasi-natural experiment during COVID-19

TA Moultrie, RE Dorrington, R Laubscher… - South African Medical …, 2021 - journals.co.za
Background Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19) restrictions, particularly relating to the sale
of alcohol and hours of curfew, have had a marked effect on the temporal pattern of …

Alcohol, Violence, and Injury-Induced Mortality: Evidence from a Modern-Day Prohibition

K Barron, CDH Parry, D Bradshaw… - Review of Economics …, 2024 - direct.mit.edu
This paper evaluates the impact of a sudden and unexpected nationwide alcohol sales ban
in South Africa. We find that this policy causally reduced injury-induced mortality in the …

The changing epidemiology of interpersonal firearm violence during the COVID-19 pandemic in Philadelphia, PA

IN Afif, AN Gobaud, CN Morrison, SF Jacoby… - Preventive …, 2022 - Elsevier
Recent increases in firearm violence in US cities are well-documented, however dynamic
changes in the people, places and intensity of this public health threat during the COVID-19 …

Road traffic accidents in Italy during COVID-19

F Valent - Traffic injury prevention, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Objective To assess changes in the number and severity of road traffic accidents in Italy in
2020, in particular after the beginning of COVID-19 and during the lockdown, as compared …

Changes in trauma-related emergency medical services during the COVID-19 lockdown in the Western Cape, South Africa

A Pettke, W Stassen, L Laflamme, LA Wallis… - BMC emergency …, 2023 - Springer
Background To limit virus spread during the COVID pandemic, extensive measures were
implemented around the world. In South Africa, these restrictions included alcohol and …

Youths' perceptions of the relation between alcohol consumption and risky sexual behaviour in the Western Cape, South Africa: a qualitative study

C Carels, M Florence, S Adams, DL Sinclair… - Child indicators …, 2022 - Springer
The purpose of this study is to explore the factors that youth identify as contributing to
alcohol consumption, and more specifically its relation to risky sexual behaviour among …

Effect of the COVID‐19 pandemic at a major Danish trauma center in 2020 compared with 2018–2019: a retrospective cohort study

F Trier, J Fjølner, N Raaber… - Acta …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background The COVID‐19 pandemic demanded changes in societal behavior and health
care worldwide. Previous studies have compared trauma patient admissions in COVID‐19 …