[Auto / Moto] In the Dominican Republic, one person dies from traffic accidents every two hours

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The director of the traumatic hospital Ney Arias Lora, Julio Landrón, warned this Friday that the Dominican Republic will end this year with around 4 thousand deaths from traffic accidents, which represents an average of about 11 deaths per day.

 

Landrón pointed out that deaths from traffic accidents exceed deaths from cardiovascular problems or from different types of cancer.

 

"Our country has more than 3,600 annual deaths from traffic accidents and we have to fight to prevent it," said the doctor.

 

Landrón indicated that as a trauma hospital they are committed to reducing traffic accidents, for which they launched the campaign “Taking care of you, we take care of ourselves all”, which seeks to raise awareness among citizens about the use of seat belts, proper driving and the use of case in the case of motorcyclists.

 

“It is important to permanently wear the seat belt, which in the event of an accident could prevent 38% of deaths. The motorcyclists use the protective helmet, because this would protect the brain in case of an accident ”, explained the director.

 

Landrón pointed out that the highest number of accidents are registered in motorcyclists and that this is usually worse when they collide with each other.

 

“Right now in intensive care the patients who are in the ICU, the majority, are from motorcycle accidents. Yesterday we received four people where engines collided with engines ”, he specified.

 

The director classified traffic accidents as a pandemic worse than COVID-19, in which more than 25% of people who are involved in a situation like that have permanent injuries.

 

Landrón explained that as a preventive measure, the hospital reinforced its intensive care area and its emergency, integrating more health personnel. Likewise, it has 35 permanent beds for vehicle accident cases.