Transcript Dr. Adnan Hyder

Risk Factors for
Injuries in Western
Asia
Adnan A. Hyder, MD MPH PhD
International Injury Research Unit
Department of International Health
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of
Public Health, USA
The Disease Causation
Model
Microorganism
Environment
Vector
Host
Infectious disease model
Injury Causation Model
Microorganism
Energy
Environment
Vector
Host
Infectious disease model
Environment
Vector or
Vehicle
Host
Injury model
Risks for road injuries
Road traffic fatalities are predicted to increase by
67% by the year 2020
Risks for Road Traffic Injuries…
Exposure:
• Mode of travel
• Poverty
• Road design
Crash:
• Speed
• Alcohol/drugs
• Vulnerability
Injury Severity
• Speed
• Lack of restraints
• Lack of helmets
Outcome
• EMS
• Quality of care
• Timeliness
Risks for Child Injuries
Poisoning
Falls
Road
Traffic
Drowning
Example of Risk Factors from UAE:
% of those <14y vehicle occupants who died
and were found to have used safety
restraints?
• = Zero (0%)
% of those 10-14y traffic victims who were
driving?
• = 24%
The lack of known safety interventions is a
RISK for injuries!
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Source: UAE University, 2008
Homes & Childhood Poisoning
“Household” chemicals
(poisons) – cleaners,
medicines, kerosene –
within easy reach of
children
Schools and Playground Falls
• Millions of
children get
injured during
daily life
• At school, falls
during play and
in play grounds
are common
Risks for Road Traffic Injuries
Rural Areas & Risks for Drowning
Pond
Ditch
Submerged paddy field
Canal
Ghantoot Car Crash, March 2008 –
5 killed, 277 injured
Risk factors for injuries are
both predictable and
preventable!
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Thank you!
Adnan A. Hyder
([email protected])
From:
International Injury Research
Unit, Johns Hopkins Univ.
www.jhsph.edu/dept/IH/IIRU