A study on the causes of non-compliance with safety tips resulting in traumatic brain injury in injured drivers Download PDF

Road and traffic accidents are one of the most common accidents that endanger the lives of many people in the world annually. The purpose of this study is to examine the causes of non-compliance with safety tips resulting in injured drivers who referred to the emergency room of Khatam-al Anbia Hospital in Zahedan in 2013.The method of this study is quantitative-descriptive. For this purpose, 100 injured drivers were selected by convenience sampling method. Data were collected through questionnaire and then were analyzed by using SPSS 16 software and descriptive statistical methods. The highest frequency with 44% was related to the age group 21-30 years and the least frequency with 5 % was related to the age groups below 20 years and over 50 years. In the study of the relationship between the experience of driving and job, the most frequency with 44% was related to driving experience below 5 years and the least frequency with 3% was related to over 25 years of driving experience. 57/1% of respondents had the experience of using psychiatric medicine and drugs and 86/1% of respondents had never the experience of using medicine and drugs. 45/6% of respondents used safety belt and 33/3% did not use it. In the study of the hour of cause and accident, overturn with frequencyof 75/6% was the cause of accidents outside the city and collision from front and back with frequency of 72% was the cause of accidents inside the city.The findings showed that the way of compliance with traffic regulations in terms of marital status, experience of driving, use of alcoholic drinks and the number of accidents in terms of compliance with traffic regulations were not significant at p≤/0/5 level. But the experience of using psychiatric medicine was significant in terms of compliance with traffic regulations.