Are we following the road traffic rules?

 FACE INJURY, FOREHEAD INJURY, ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENT, TREATED BY PLASTIC AND COSMETIC SURGERY PRINCIPLES

Road traffic accidents commonly lead to face and head injuries. Driving within the car or other vehicles the absence of an airbag means be thrown against the windscreen or other areas and suferring severe injuries. The gentleman shown in the first picture above was involved in a road traffic acccident. Pieces of broken glass were embedded in his wound as well as the skin and soft tissue were lost. He underwent two plastic and reconstructive procedures to achieve the result shown above. His scars will need further treatment and follow up to improve them. The second picture shows a similar patient involved in a car road accident with loss of skin and soft tissue and exposed skull bones. An immediate reconstruction picture is shown alongside.

Road traffic accidents occur almost everyday and in almost every city, town or village. Millions of lives are lost from rash and drunken driving, over speeding, not following road traffic rules, not wearing  helmets and not using seat-belts and child restraints.  Very few countries actually have rules that correctly address these issues. According to WHO estimates approximately 1.24 million people die every year on the world’s roads, and another 20 to 50 million sustain nonfatal injuries as a result of road traffic crashes. Eritrea  appears to top the list with about 48.4 deaths per 100,000 inhabitants while the Dominican republic, Libya, Oman, Iran, Thailand and others follow closely.  India  stands at  18.9 while the USA had 10.4 deaths per 100000 inhabitants by these statistics.

Imagine the anguish and the pain that each of these individuals who have sustained serious injuries go through. The financial implications of these accidents have often been grossly underestimated or has been difficult to estimate due to lack of proper information and logistical support. Children are orphaned, millions are maimed, others bedridden and still other  families robbed of their breadwinners.

We may not be able to entirely stop traffic accidents that occur by chance or 'accidentally'. Yet, we can by uniting ourselves in this en-devour reduce the number of accidents. Creating awareness in the community is the only way and stressing the need to follow all the traffic rules on every road or lane will help in the long run+