追突事故による傷害等に関する実態調査第1報

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In the period from April to July, 1967, 1234 rear-end collisions occurred in Kyoto Prefecture. Injuries and circumstances of 1053 drivers of the automobiles collided from behind were investigated with the questionaire method by mail, excluding death cases and motor-cycle accidents. Recovery rate was 74%.The results were summarized as follows: 1. Rear-end collisions accounted for more than 20% of all vehicle-to-vehicle accidents in the period, and mostly occurred while the automobiles stopped at the intersections in the urban areas. Among the drivers investigated, 32% were professional drivers.2. More than 68% of the drivers had physical complaints due to the accidents, symptoms and signs were various, some of them appeared even after the latent period.3. A variety of diagnosis were given and treatments were also various, indicating the lack of the therapeutic principle.4. Rests of patients indicated by physicians were frequently (up to 31%) interrupted by the early return of the patients to their social lives. The patients often could not afford sufficient hospitalization.Importance of socio-economical factors lying behind the traffic accidents was discussed. Necessity of medical research institution for traffic accidents, public arbitration organization and social security system for the victims of traffic accidents were emphasized.
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