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.