Seatbelts and road traffic collision injuries

AK Abbas, AF Hefny, FM Abu-Zidan - World journal of emergency surgery, 2011 - Springer
Modification of seatbelts and their legislation played an important role in reducing morbidity
and mortality of occupants in road traffic collisions. We aimed to review seatbelt …

Arab adolescents: health, gender, and social context

CM Obermeyer, S Bott, AJ Sassine - Journal of Adolescent Health, 2015 - Elsevier
This article reviews the evidence about adolescent health in the Arab world, against the
background of social, economic, and political change in the region, and with a particular …

[HTML][HTML] Identification of hotspot areas for traffic accidents and analyzing drivers' behaviors and road accidents

K Alkaabi - Transportation research interdisciplinary perspectives, 2023 - Elsevier
Despite the significant efforts made by the government to reduce traffic accidents in the UAE,
there is still a need to understand the root causes of these accidents. Therefore, this …

Factors affecting anatomical region of injury, severity, and mortality for road trauma in a high-income developing country: lessons for prevention

HO Eid, P Barss, SH Adam, FC Torab, K Lunsjo… - Injury, 2009 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVES: To study the factors affecting anatomical region of injury, severity, and
mortality among road users in United Arab Emirates so as to improve preventive measures …

Effects of seat belt usage on injury pattern and outcome of vehicle occupants after road traffic collisions: prospective study

FM Abu-Zidan, AK Abbas, AF Hefny, HO Eid… - World journal of …, 2012 - Springer
Background Injury and death from road traffic collisions (RTCs) is a major health problem
worldwide. The seat belt is the most important RTC safety innovation to reduce injury …

The prevalence of seatbelt and mobile phone use among drivers in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: an observational study

S Alghnam, M Alrowaily, M Alkelya, A Alsaif… - Journal of safety …, 2018 - Elsevier
Abstract Introduction Road traffic injuries (RTIs) are the third leading cause of death in Saudi
Arabia. Numerous factors may increase the likelihood of RTIs. The prevalence of risk factors …

Child maltreatment and protection in the Arab Gulf Cooperation Council countries: A scoping review

SE Neville, T Zidan, A Williams… - Child abuse & neglect, 2022 - Elsevier
Background Research on child maltreatment and protection in the Arab Gulf Cooperation
Council countries—Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab …

A bivariate probit analysis of child passenger's sitting behaviour and restraint use in motor vehicle

EN Aidoo, W Ackaah, SK Appiah, EK Appiah… - Accident Analysis & …, 2019 - Elsevier
Motor vehicle injuries are a leading cause of death among children worldwide, though many
of these deaths are preventable. Buckling young children in age-and size-appropriate car …

Adolescents in Arab countries: health statistics and social context

C Makhlouf Obermeyer - DIFI Family Research and Proceedings, 2015 - qscience.com
In recent years, international organizations and researchers have paid increased attention to
the health of adolescents, recognizing that the current generation of young people is the …

Pediatric and youth traffic-collision injuries in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates: a prospective study

M Grivna, HO Eid, FM Abu-Zidan - PLoS One, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Aim To study the mechanism of road traffic collisions (RTC), use of safety devices, and
outcome of hospitalized pediatric and youth RTC injured patients so as to give …