Abstract

Driving accidents is one of the major health problems around the world. In our country, these accidents are 13 times the global average, causing the loss and injury of a large number of people every year. In Iran, according to statistics released by the country's forensic medicine, the number of deaths from accidents has increased by 10%, which could be due to unfavorable traffic safety in the country. The present study is a descriptive-cross-sectional prospective study that aims to investigate the epidemiological causes of driving accidents in Lorestan province during the years of 78, 79 and 80 years. This is done with the aim of comparing the injuries caused by an accident in the bodies referred to the legal guardians of Lorestan in the years 78, 79 and 80. Data are collected through the study of all dossiers resulting from the accident and then analyzed by SPSS software. The results of the study showed that the number of victims of accidents over the course of these three years has risen and 1457 people have died, of which 449 people in 78, 470 in year 79 and 538 in 80 years. The highest number of deaths was related to men. The majority of the victims were 21-40 years old and illiterate. Also, most of the victims died at the site of the accident and because of a stroke. Most accidents resulted in the death of riding cars. Among the cities of the province, Khorramabad and Boroujerd, respectively, had the highest rates of death. Most of the accidents occurred in April, due to the moonlighting of vehicles for Norouz travels.