Description of injury to the victim of motorcycle traffic accident

Abstract

Road accidents are events that can lead to injury or death. The number of fatalities from traffic
accidents is the eighth highest in the world. In Southeast Asia, up to 316,000 people die each
year in road accidents. Motorcycles are the type of vehicle with the highest number of accidents
compared to other types of vehicles. The increase in motorcycle purchases in Indonesia is
associated with an increase in road accidents. Road accident injuries can occur on multiple parts
of the body and can cause different types of injuries. The purpose of this study is to determine
the description of the victims of motorcycle traffic accidents in Southeast Asia. This research
is a descriptive study using literature study method by searching various literature that uses
electronic databases such as Google Scholar, ResearchGate, PubMed, NCBI, WHO, Ministry
of Health, ScienceDirect, and Springer to search related literature. Keywords used when
searching for items are injuries, car accidents, motorcycles, and Southeast Asian descriptions.
A total of seven articles were selected for analysis using synthetic matrices, and the results
showed that working-age and male gender were most frequently involved in motorcycle road
accidents. Extremities injuries are the most common site of injury and the majority of injuries
obtained are soft tissue injuries. In order to add data on the most common types of injuries to
motorcycle traffic accident victims in Indonesia, this study needs to be further conducted in
Indonesia on the most common types of injuries to motorcycle traffic accident victims.

DOI : 10.35990/amhs.v1n2.p97-104