TY - JOUR T1 - Epidemiology of motorcycle accident in Khoramabad, Iran TT - وضعیت تصادفات موتور سواری و هزینه‌های بیمارستانی آن در مراجعان بیمارستان شهدای خرم آباد JF - payeshj JO - payeshj VL - 8 IS - 3 UR - http://payeshjournal.ir/article-1-610-en.html Y1 - 2009 SP - 253 EP - 262 KW - Motorcycle KW - Accident KW - Hospital KW - Cost KW - Khoramabad N2 - Payesh2009; 8: 253-262Accepted for publication: 11 March 2008[EPub a head of print-20 Apr. 2009] Objective(s): To determine frequency of motorcycle accident and its hospital costs on injured persons referring to Shohada university hospital in Khoramabad, Iran.Methods: A descriptive study was conducted on all injured persons who referred to Shohad-e-Eshayer in Khormabad between June 2005 till July 2006. All demographic and some data related to cost of accidence of 375 individuals were collected. A 20-items questionnaire was designed for this study.Results: Of total, fifteen persons (4%) died. Approximately ninety percent were male. Individuals aged 16-25 years accounted for 56.8% all of injured. Head trauma was reason for 56.2% of mortality rate. Most of injured (92%) not used helmet. Total hospital cost of persons was 981572746 Rial (101194 $).these injured persons included 4/1% of total injured that referral to hospital. 14/7% of total injured traffic accidents were motorcycle injured accident.1/2% of total hospitalization in center included motorcycle injured persons. Based on Pearson coefficient test, there was a significant statistical relationship between length of stay in emergency department and number of rider (P=0.03) and also, total length of stay with total hospital cost (P<0.0001).Conclusion: The findings of this study indicate that motorcycle accident imposes direct and indirect cost on social and health system, therefore must be reduce it. M3 ER -