Health burden of road traffic accidents,an analysis of clinical data on disability and mortality exposure rates in Flanders and Brussels |
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| Authors: | Stijn Dhondt Cathy Macharis Nathalie Terryn Fredriek Van Malderen Koen Putman |
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| Affiliation: | 1. Department of Medical Sociology and Health Sciences, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Laerbeeklaan 103, B-1090 Brussels, Belgium;2. Department MOSI-Transport and Logistics, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Pleinlaan 2, B-1050 Brussels, Belgium;3. Directorate-General for the Organisation of Health Care Establishments, Federal Public Service of Health, Food Chain Safety and Environment, Eurostation Bloc II, Place Victor Horta 40 bte 10, B-1060 Brussels, Belgium;4. Interuniversity Centre for Health Economics Research (I-CHER), Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium |
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| Abstract: | Statistics on road traffic accidents (RTAs) mainly come from police records. The police reported RTA statistics however are known to have a large degree of under-registration, underestimating the true risk of being injured in traffic accidents. The use of medical based datasets can provide a more accurate estimate of the actual traffic accident health risk. Exposure-based rates of the actual burden from Flanders and Brussels were calculated, comparing differences between road user, age, gender and type of injury sustained. Minimal Clinical Data (MCD) was selected for the years 2003–2007, as well as data from the mortality statistics. Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALY) were calculated and put into perspective with the passenger kilometres travelled. |
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| Keywords: | Burden of injury Road traffic accidents Hospital discharge data Disability Adjusted Life Years Passenger travelled kilometres |
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