Road Incidents Within an Georeferenced Area Analysis to Establish Odds of Hospitalization. An Application

Abstract

The association analysis identifies the existence of a relationship between two or more variables, this usinga statistical test allows determining the influence between an attribute measured in a traffic event and thehospitalization of the participant, allowing obtaining patterns related the seriousness of the incident in connection totheir need for health care. Since the causes and consequences of the incident differ according to the sector beingstudied, in this case Trenque Lauquen Provincia de Buenos Aires of Argentina, city of about 40,000 habitants, themethodology developed use a grouping in zones and a grouping of measurements of each incident in responseto the changes of Humans, Vehicles and Environments factors. The application of statistical analysis is validatedbased on the application of the model with data not used in the analysis. The results in all cases allow concludedthat the model provides accurate information for make a diagnosis or assess an intervention. The present studyprovides the characterization of each zone according to their most critical result, which is the health impact onthe person involved. Based on this description it is possible to tailor preventive strategies efficiently and link thespending with simple evaluation programs.