Web Based Global Prototype for a Road Traffic Injury Surveillance System Under WHO Guidelines

Road Traffic Injuries Current Global Situation Road traffic crashes (RTCs) account for a high proportion of morbidity and mortality globally. Every day about 3000 people die and 30,000 are seriously injured on the roads. Annually, the number of people killed in RTCs is estimated at almost 1.2 million, while the number injured could be as high as 50 million.

Global Burden of Disease Rank Disease or Injury Rank Disease or Injury 1Lower Respiratory Infections1Ischeamic Heart Disease 2Diarrhoeal Diseases2Unipolar Major Depression 3Perinatal Conditions3Road Traffic Injuries 4Unipolar Major Depression4Cerebrovascular Disease 5Ischeamic Heart Disease5 Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease 6Cerebrovascular Disease6Lower Respiratory Infections 7Tuberculosis7 8Measles8War 9Road Traffic Injuries9Diarrhoeal Diseases 10Congenital Abnormalities10HIV Changes in rank order of DALYs for the 10 leading causes of the global burden of disease. Murray CJL, Lopez AD, 1996

Why Global Prototype Road Traffic Injuries are highly preventable To develop effective prevention strategies, countries need accurate, complete, timely data Most developed countries have efficient traffic injury surveillance systems Only a few developing countries have such systems due to lack of resources A global prototype will help many developing countries to develop their own surveillance systems and provide internationally comparable data

System Objectives to provide accurate, complete, timely data on road traffic injuries that are crucial for making good management decisions to determine the incidence, characteristics and risk factors of rod traffic injuries to identify areas where intervention is needed to propose cost effective interventions. to monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of injury prevention programmes over time. to compare local, regional, national and international data on road traffic injuries

Current Situation Japan JTDB – Japan Trauma Data Bank In the developing world Thailand - Injury Surveillance System (since 1993) Cambodia - Road Traffic Accident and Victim Information System (since 2004) Sri Lanka - Trauma Surveillance System (since 2006 – a pilot project)

HOSPITAL POLICE CRASH INTERNET JAPAN

Expected Outcome A global prototype which allows to compare country data which can be implemented in any country with minor adjustments Provide accurate, complete, timely data for prevention strategies Produce reports periodically and at the request Convert data to standard statistical and demographic software. i.e. SPSS, Epinfo Ease future research work in RTI prevention