Contents:
- Medical Video: WOMEN CAR ACCIDENTS | WOMEN ARE BETTER DRIVERS THAN MEN, STUDY CONCLUDES
- Men are more vulnerable to becoming victims of traffic accidents
- The type of injury that is most often experienced by men
- How did it happen?
- The important thing is to be able to maintain personal safety
Medical Video: WOMEN CAR ACCIDENTS | WOMEN ARE BETTER DRIVERS THAN MEN, STUDY CONCLUDES
"It must be the one who drives the girl, here, if you can get a collision like that!" Or "Well, what are you doing with a motorbike? I'll hit my car again later! "Maybe once in a while you have heard this sexist signal on the streets. Or, is this comment just coming out of your own mouth? Women are often labeled careless, clumsy, or even "weak" facing the rigors of the streets. However, did you know that actually the Adam was the most vulnerable to being a victim of a traffic accident? Accident injuries are even a major factor in early death in men.
Men are more vulnerable to becoming victims of traffic accidents
It is no secret that the average man is shorter than a woman. Reporting from the Telegraph, data from 2014-2016 showed that women were estimated to have life expectancies up to 83 years of age, while men only reached around the age of 79 years.
According to Jake Nelson, director of the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, reported by CBS News, young men and young adult men are the two groups most at high risk of experiencing a traffic accident due to driving while drowsy.
In the national scope, the total number of injuries in Indonesia is 8.2 percent, with the highest percentage found in South Sulawesi (12.8%) and the lowest in Jambi (4.5%). Comparison of the results of the 2007 Riskesdas with 2013 Riskesdas showed the number of injury cases increased from 7.5 percent to 8.2 percent. The cause of the most injuries in men is a motorcycle accident (44.6%). Most injuries from motorized accidents occur in men graduating from high school with employee status. The highest percentage of injuries due to other land transportation accidents occurs in men aged 5-14 years who do not finish elementary school and do not work, who live in urban areas.
The most frequent causes of accidents were followed by injuries from sharp objects / blunt (7.3%) and falls (2.5%). While the total number of cases of traffic accidents in women due to traffic accidents is still lower than men, which is 34.2 percent.
In addition to traffic accidents, unintentional injuries were the third highest cause of death among American men, after heart disease and cancer, according to data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in 2004. For example due to household injuries and falling goods. Another fact even shows that boys are twice as likely to die from injury while playing and falling from a window rather than girls.
The type of injury that is most often experienced by men
Still launching Riskedas RI data in 2013, the types of injuries most commonly experienced by Indonesian men include fatal injuries, such as torn wounds, broken bones, severed limbs, eye injuries, and concussions. While when compared to women, the types of injuries most often experienced are blisters and bruises, mostly due to falls.
In addition, evidence in several countries shows that young and old men can be two to five times more likely to be hospitalized due to injury:
- Fracture. Men tend to experience fractures due to cycling and other sports compared to women.
- Spinal injury. Men are three to four times more likely to experience a spinal cord injury that causes a higher rate of disability than women.
- Burns. Men are 11 times more at risk for work-related burns compared to women.
- Injuries to certain parts of the body due to the engine. Men are more at risk of being injured because of machines compared to women.
How did it happen?
Young men in particular account for the largest number in death and accident statistics. This condition is associated with risky behavior and negligence typical of teenagers who are usually influenced by curiosity.
The team of health researchers at Henri Poincare University in France also found several reasons why men are more often victims of injury accidents than women. Some of them are lack of work experience, do not have work safety training, have sleep disorders, and smoke habits.
In addition, the environmental factors of work and activities carried out were also influential. In general, men are involved in heavy work and activities that are usually far more risky than women.
Moreover, although it is not proven in all cases of accidents, high testosterone levels in men contribute to the risk factors. High testosterone has long been associated with aggressive behavior and impulsive tendencies, which in most cases can endanger personal safety. Experts argue that male aggressiveness is also more or less influenced by social pressure and gender roles that force men to be strong, masculine, frightening, brave to take risks (read: desperate), and able to do everything heavy.
But again, further research is needed to examine the exact cause of why more vulnerable men are victims of accidents than women.
The important thing is to be able to maintain personal safety
The name of the accident is indeed accidental. However, you can reduce the risk of death and the resulting injury. One of them is by ensuring personal safety when driving and working.
Use a seat belt when driving by car, and use full attributes (helmet, gloves, and jacket) when driving with a motorcycle. On the streets, drive as much as possible with a cool head. Give in and give way for others, if that's what is needed. Adhere to traffic signs. Also be aware of the dangers of driving while intoxicated, when sleepy or exhausted, and the danger of driving a vehicle while playing cellphones.
At work, make sure you use the necessary safety attributes, such as helmets, goggles and boots. Also make sure the tools and heavy machinery you are using are still operating properly. Observe the safety rules set out by your company, and ask for routine work safety training.
