Kematian akibat kecelakaan lalu lintas Kota Tomohon tahun 2012-2014
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.35790/ecl.v4i1.10837Abstract
Abstract: Traffic accident as a health problem being the most causal factor of injury in the world. Most cases of injuries occur in the age range 15-44 years and are dominated by man with disability proportion and also that of traffic accident around 25%. The most important factor who determine level of accident distribution by human error who contribute 75-80% and also affected by disciplinary factor in driving (80-90%), vehicle factor (4%), the road (3%), and environment factor (1%). This study aimed to obtain some information about the death caused by traffic accident in Tomohon city between the years 2012-2014. This was a descriptive retrospective study using data of Police Department in Tomohon from October to November 2015. The results showed that the peak of deaths due to traffic accidents in Tomohon city (2012-2014) was in 2013 with 50 male victims from 59 victims aged 15-24 years. Most of the victims were motorcycle drivers.
Keywords: death, traffic accident
Abstrak: Kecelakaan lalu lintas merupakan masalah kesehatan yang menjadi penyebab terbanyak terjadinya cedera di seluruh dunia. Kasus cedera terbanyak terjadi pada rentang usia 15 - 44 tahun yang didominasi kaum pria dengan proporsi disabilitas dan kematian karena kecelakaan sekitar 25%. Faktor yang dianggap menentukan tingginya jumlah kecelakaan dan keparahan korban kecelakaan yaitu faktor manusia yang memberikan kontribusi 75-80% yang juga dipengaruhi oleh faktor kedisiplinan dalam berkendara (80-90%), faktor kendaraan (4%), faktor jalan (3%) , dan faktor lingkungan (1%). Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui informasi mengenai kematian akibat kecelakaan lalu lintas di kota Tomohon tahun 2012 – 2014. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah metode deskriptif retrospektif yang dilakukan di bagian lalu lintas POLRESTA TOMOHON pada bulan Oktober – November 2015. Hasil yang diperoleh dari penelitian ini menggambarkan kematian akibat kecelakaan lalu lintas di kota Tomohon 2012 – 2014 mengalami puncak kenaikan pada tahun 2013 dengan korban terbanyak laki – laki dan berada direntang usia 15 – 24 yang berstatus sebagai pengendara sepeda motor. Lokasi kejadian kecelakaan tersering di wilayah Tomohon Tengah yang didominasi jalan dalam kota.
Kata kunci: kematian, kecelakaan lalu lintas
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