Public health crisis of road traffic accidents in India: Risk factor assessment and recommendations on prevention on the behalf of the Academy of Family Physicians of India

Public health crisis of road traffic accidents in India: Risk factor assessment and recommendations on prevention on the behalf of the Academy of Family Physicians of India

Roads are considered a sign of development bringing colossal benefits to community as socioeconomic and logistic facilitator. Yet, growth of road network has brought road crashes leading to civic pain from premature deaths of productive age group. In 2017, 16 citizens were killed and 53 injured ever...

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Published in:Journal of family medicine and primary care Vol. 8; no. 3; pp. 775 - 783
Main Authors: Pal, Ranabir, Ghosh, Amrita, Kumar, Raman, Galwankar, Sagar, Paul, Swapan Kumar, Pal, Shrayan, Sinha, Debashis, Jaiswal, A K, Moscote-Salazar, Luis Rafael, Agrawal, Amit
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: India Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 01-03-2019
Wolters Kluwer - Medknow
Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
Subjects:
AFPI Position Paper on Road Safety and Public Health
Family medicine
General practitioners
Health aspects
Management
Physicians
Prevention
Public health
Retirement benefits
road safety
road traffic injury
Traffic accidents
Traffic safety
traumatic brain injury
vehicle
India
road traffic injury
traumatic brain injury
road safety
Public health
vehicle
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Summary:Roads are considered a sign of development bringing colossal benefits to community as socioeconomic and logistic facilitator. Yet, growth of road network has brought road crashes leading to civic pain from premature deaths of productive age group. In 2017, 16 citizens were killed and 53 injured every hour on Indian roads as per officially reported data, while a fair number go unreported. This is unacceptably high when compared with international standards. Risk correlates of road traffic injuries (RTIs) need to be redefined so as to form a continuum with other confounding factors that impact to take lives on road. Risk factors impacting RTIs vary from human components to the roles and responsibilities of healthcare stakeholders. We should have made roads safer for all citizens because a large percentage of population - children, pedestrians, cyclists, motorcyclists, and the elderly - are most vulnerable. A taskforce was set up by the Academy of Family Physicians of India to scientifically analyze the literature available to assess risks and put forward appropriate recommendations.
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ISSN:2249-4863
2278-7135
DOI:10.4103/jfmpc.jfmpc_214_18