[EQ] Road traffic injury prevention

Road traffic injury prevention - training manual

Dinesh Mohan, Geetam Tiwari, Meleckidzedeck Khayesi and Fredrick Muyia Nafukho, INDIAN INSTITUTE
World Health Organization

 

Available online PDF [126p.] at: http://whqlibdoc.who.int/publications/2006/9241546751_eng.pdf

 

“……This manual equips the user with necessary information on: the magnitude and impact of the problem of road traffic injuries; key risk factors; the need for a  scientific approach to preventing road traffic injuries and how to strengthen the evidence base for prevention; how to implement promising interventions; how to deliver post-crash care; the need for multisectoral collaboration; and how to formulate and implement road safety policies….”

 

“….This manual is designed for a broad inter-disciplinary audience consisting of people involved in preventing road traffic injuries. This group includes medical doctors, nurses, transport and road engineers, vehicle safety professionals, law enforcers, policy-makers, urban and regional planners, administrators, private sector representatives, campaigners for road safety and researchers. Since effective implementation of road safety policies requires an interdisciplinary approach, this manual provides guidance to workers in a wide range of disciplines, who are involved in different aspects of road traffic injury prevention in different settings. Thus, this manual is aimed not only at medical professionals, but also at professionals from the public health and other sectors, who are involved in preventing road traffic injuries…..”

 

Content:
Guidance to users
Unit 1. Magnitude and impact of road traffic injuries

Unit 2. Risk factors for road traffic injuries

Unit 3. Importance of evidence as a foundation for prevention

Unit 4. Implementing specific interventions to prevent road traffic injuries

Unit 5. Delivering post-crash care

Unit 6. Multisectoral collaboration

Unit 7. Formulating and implementing road safety policy

 

 

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