European Occupational Health Series : 1994-97; Prevention in Primary Care, Policies, Volume 94, Issue 08 Br, (P163-P277): Pros and Cons of Screening in Occupational Health

By World Health Organization

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Title:	European Occupational Health Series : 1994-97; Prevention in Primary Care, Policies, Volume 94, Issue 08 Br, (P163-P277): Pros and Cons of Screening in Occupational Health
Author:	World Health Organization
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Language:	English
Subject:	Health., Public health, Wellness programs
Collections:	Medical Library Collection, World Health Collection
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Publisher:	World Health Organization


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Description
Medical Reference Publication

Excerpt
The Regional Office for Europe of the World Health Organization, in collaboration with the Government of Morocco, convened a meeting of a Technical Group to discuss protective devices and restraint systems to minimize injuries caused by road traffic accidents at Meknks from 26 to 28 June 1979. It was one of a series of meetings of technical groups concerned with different aspects of road accident prevention, which are called to review the major scientific findings in this field and which provide an input to the WHO global programme on road accident prevention, for which the Regional Office for Europe is responsible, in accordance with the priority attached to this field (1)

Table of Contents
CONTENTS Page Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1 The epidemiology of road traffic injuries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2.1 Deaths . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3 2.2 Categories of road user . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2.3 Personal factors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5 2.4 Patterns of injury . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 2.5 Controldata . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Accident study methods . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 3.1 Basic national accident data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 3.2 Second level: representative sample data . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 3.3 Third level: in-depth studies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9 Effectiveness of current crash protective measures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Anti-burst door latches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Steering assembly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10 Windscreen glass. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Structural integrity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Exterior design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11 Specification of vehicle design . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12 Seatbelts. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12