Document Type : Original Article
Authors
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student research committee, shiraz university of medical sciences, shiraz, iran.
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Trauma Research Center, Shahid Rajaee (Emtiaz) Trauma Hospital, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
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Assistant Professor of Epidemiology Non-communicable Diseases Research Center, iResearch Center for Health Sciences, Epidemiology Dept., School of Health, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran
4
Master of Science in Civil Engineering, Qom University, Iran.
Abstract
The purpose of this study was to determine the accident points in terms of pedestrian accidents in the second trimester of summer 2017 in Shiraz.
This is a cross-sectional study. Data from pedestrian crash statistics were extracted from the pre-hospital emergency database.. The map of the roads of Shiraz was designed according to the scale and coordinates. The latitude and longitude of each address was calculated and implemented on the map. After recording the points where pedestrian accidents occurred, the operation optimization method and the density analysis of points were applied. Such a map of the frequency of pedestrian accidents and the density of incident points were made at the city of Shiraz. After analyzing the map and examining the distribution of the age and sex of the injured, the frequency of pedestrian accidents was obtained in different months.
Results: A map of pedestrian accidents occurred in summer 2017 in Shiraz. The main accident occurred at the Shiraz level in the city center and the lowest density in the south and southwest region. Considering the significant level of 0.1, the highest accident density was red in areas 1, 3, 4, 7 and 8 of Shiraz municipality..
Conclusion: The density of pedestrian accidents in the city center was significantly higher than in the south and southwest of Shiraz. The need to investigate the causes of an accident, including human error, vehicle defects, and road problems, such as lack of lighting, are felt in accidental areas.
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