The short version of this study is published in the `Proceedings of the 40th annual conference of the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine AAAM, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, October 7-9, 1996', p. 535-536 (see IRRD 893938). This scientific poster describes the first part of a study on trends in injury typology of road traffic users. Two accident investigations at ten year intervals, each lasting two years, were conducted in Nimes and its outskirts (France). The first phase occurred between 1982 and 1984. This phase resulted in a development of an injury typology of road traffic users, namely: pedestrians, cyclists, and drivers or passengers of mopeds, motorcycles, light vehicles, vans and lorries. The second investigation was carried out from 1993 to 1994. The same operating conditions and the same reception center as in the first investigation, namely the Nimes Emergency Service (SAMU), were used. Data gathered included demographic information about the injured person, detailed injury evaluation, and the accident circumstances. The objective from the comparative study of the two investigations is to evaluate the trend of specific injuries linked to each user type to determine if there has been any change in injury patterns. For the second part see IRRD 894965.
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