| Fatal road accidents among Finnish military conscripts: fatigue-impaired driving. | |
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PMID: 18062398 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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The aims of the present study were to determine the current prevalence of personal car usage for holiday trips among Finnish conscripts and to analyze conscripts' fatal road accidents. The data included questionnaire data collected from 259 young conscripts at a garrison in southeastern Finland and data on 46 fatal road accidents caused by conscripts during the years 1991-2004, extracted from the national database of fatal road accidents studied in depth. The questionnaire data showed that one-third (35.9%) of young Finnish conscripts had used personal cars to travel to or from the garrison in the preceding 2 months. More than one-half of them reported driving while fatigued (a majority reported several occasions of such driving). In addition to those driving themselves, 41.6% of the conscripts rode at least occasionally as a passenger in a car driven by a fellow conscript. Analysis of the fatality data showed that one-half of the conscripts' fatal accidents occurred on the way to or from the garrison or while on duty. Falling asleep was the main cause of all conscripts' accidents (34.8%), with the largest proportion occurring when departing for leave (42.9%). Haste (including speeding) was the second greatest factor contributing to accidents occurring on the way to or from the garrison (26.1%), whereas drunk driving (22.7%) and suspected suicides (18.2%) were typical of accidents occurring on leave. |
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Authors:
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Igor Radun; Jenni E Radun; Heikki Summala; Mikael Sallinen |
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Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: Military medicine Volume: 172 ISSN: 0026-4075 ISO Abbreviation: Mil Med Publication Date: 2007 Nov |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2007-12-07 Completed Date: 2008-01-08 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 2984771R Medline TA: Mil Med Country: United States |
Other Details:
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1204-10 Citation Subset: IM |
Affiliation:
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Department of Psychology, Siltavuorenpenger 20D, University of Helsinki, 00014 Helsinki, Finland. |
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Accidents, Traffic
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mortality*,
statistics & numerical data Adolescent Adult Automobiles / statistics & numerical data* Data Collection Databases as Topic Finland / epidemiology Humans Male Military Medicine* Military Personnel* Prevalence Questionnaires Risk Factors |
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