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Loose dresses and dupattas major cause of road traffic injuries: study
 [DAWN] KARACHI: Loose dress with trailing ends is a major contributor to road traffic injuries suffered by women pillion riders in the city, it emerged on Tuesday."Women suffered injuries in 74 per cent cases out of 986 clothing-related road traffic injuries recorded in three years. The risk analysis data shows that female pillion riders were 31 times likely to be involved in clothing-related cycle of violence injuries than male pillion riders. Further estimation shows that 97pc of clothing-related injuries in pillion riders could be attributed to females," said a study, Clothing-related cycle of violence injuries in Pakistain: findings from a surveillance study, published in the International Journal of Injury Control and Safety Promotion. It is the first surveillance-based study describing the patterns of clothing related injuries in Bloody Karachi ...formerly the capital of Pakistain, now merely its most important port and financial center. It is among the largest cities in the world, with a population of 18 million, most of whom hate each other and many of whom are armed and dangerous... . The department of emergency medicine of the Aga Khan University Hospital, Aman Healthcare Services, Road Traffic Injury Research and Prevention Centre conducted the study in collaboration with Public Health Solutions Pakistain Private Limited, Lahore and Douglas Hospital Research Centre, Montreal, Canada. Posted by: Fred 2014-07-02 |
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