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Health and social consequences of traffic accidents
AMBRŮŽEK, Tomáš
The objective of the thesis is to collect and analyze a set of persons injured in road traffic accidents in 2009 in České Budějovice district and to describe the health and social consequences of accidents, in particular extents of injuries, paid sick days, the time of treatment and permanent accidental disability. Based on the objective the following hypothesis was stated: "Traffic accidents have serious health and social consequences". The research was conducted by using the secondary data analysis method with the use of medial records of the traumatology department patients of České Budějovice Hospital, Inc. A part of the research was a questionnaire containing questions, aiming at the confirmation or rejection of the stated hypothesis, on the basis of which it was possible to categorize persons injured in traffic accidents, to determine whether the injuries have left a permanent accidental disability, and if so, which, and whether the injured person has received a disability pension. The examined set included 52 patients hospitalized at the traumatology department of České Budějovice Hospital, Inc. with injuries sustained in traffic accidents, who filled in the questionnaires, form the original number of hundred patients with the longest period of hospitalization and therefore the heaviest anticipated consequences, who were sent the questionnaires. The following numbers and percentages mentioned are always related to individual age categories. In the age category under 20 years of age 1 men, i.e. 4% of men, and 2 women, i.e.15% of women got a permanent disability, in the category 21-35 years of age 12 men, i.e. 43% of men and 6 women, i.e. 46% of women got a permanent disability, in the category 36-50 years of age only 7 men, i.e. 25% of men and no woman got a permanent disability, in the category over 50 years of age 8 men, i.e. 29% of men and 5 women, i.e. 38% of women got a permanent disability. In the age category under 20 years of age there were no men who receive a disability pension, only 1 female, i.e. 14% of women in the category 21-35 years of age 4 men, i.e. 27% of men and 3 women, i.e. 43% women receive a disability pension, in the category 36-50 years of age only 6 men, i.e. 40% of men got a disability pension, and no women, in the category above 50 years of age 5 men, i.e. 33% of men and 3 women, i.e. 43% of women got a disability pension. The objective of the diploma thesis to collect and analyze a set of persons injured in traffic accidents in České Budějovice district in the year 2009 was met through the carried out research. Based on the findings, it may be stated that the hypothesis: "Traffic accidents have serious health and social consequences? was confirmed.
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