European Occupational Health Series : 1994-97; Prevention in Primary Care, Primary Health Care, Volume 354-In German: Reform in Der Familienoder Alligemeinmedizin Der Mittel UND Ost Europaischen Lander

By World Health Organization

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Title:	European Occupational Health Series : 1994-97; Prevention in Primary Care, Primary Health Care, Volume 354-In German: Reform in Der Familienoder Alligemeinmedizin Der Mittel UND Ost Europaischen Lander
Author:	World Health Organization
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Language:	English
Subject:	Health., Public health, Wellness programs
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Publisher:	World Health Organization


Citation APA MLA Chicago Organization, W. H. (n.d.). European Occupational Health Series : 1994-97; Prevention in Primary Care, Primary Health Care, Volume 354-In German. Retrieved from http://www.gutenberg.us/

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INTRODUCTION In collaboration with the Government of Austria, the Regional Office for Europe of the World Health Organization convened a Conference on the Epidemiology of Road Traffic Accidents in Vienna from 4 to 7 November 1975. The purpose of the Conference was to consider ways in which scientific techniques, including epiderniolou, could be applied to the prevention of deaths and injuries from road traffic accidents. The terms of reference included the identification of high-risk groups of road users and of situations in which serious accidents are likely to happen. The Conference was attended by participants from 18 European countries and by representatives of three international organizations. A full list of participants is to be found in Annex 3.

Table of Contents
CONTENTS Page Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 The role of epideiniology in preventing road traffic accidents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 National returns of road accidents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 Death certificates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Hospital records . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Permanent incapacity from road accidents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 Improvement of the national returns of morbidity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 The value of international co~nparisons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 Special surveys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Etiological factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Age . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Medical conditions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Eyesight . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Alcohol and other drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14 Psychological and sociological factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Screening procedures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Medical exan~ination.s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Eyesight tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Tests for alcohol and other drugs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Psycllological tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Driving tests . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Inju~yp rotection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Education of children and adolescents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19 Education at driving schools . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Contilluing education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 The role of health personnel in education . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20 Traffic regulations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Law enforcement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21 Sanctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 Environmental legislation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 Costs and benefits . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24 The role of public health authorities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25 Su~nrnalyo f conclusions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25