Rapid Aassessment of Recording & Reporting System of traffic in Tehran in the case of traffic accidents leading to injury & death in 2006

The reliable data are essential in order to describe injuries caused by traffic accidents، determine the risk factors، evaluate intervention، provide necessary information for policy makers and also promote public awareness. Appropriate prioritization would not be possible without reliable information in matters relating to the prevention of road and traffic injuries. This research aims to study traffic officers’ viewpoints in Tehran with qualitative and quantitative method. The results were obtained from Rahvar police with using computerized form and its conclusions. In this descriptive-analytical study، all traffic officers of 4 and 8 districts were studied based on Tehran Traffic Police resources by using self-administrated questionnaire. The number of dead was 126 in Tehran in 2006. Also، September & October and then January had minimum and maximum statistics for the dead with 15 and 6 ones respectively. The effect of recorded information in determining of the accidents causes and prevention was rated highly by participants; 2 were assessed it low and 2 experts did not consider any impact. According to this study، the completion of computerized form for all death and injuries was the strength point of accidents data recording and monitoring system in Tehran traffic. So، it is suggested for all individuals to be familiar with public education programs and the way of data gathering and recording and its application in risk of mortality due to accidents in Rahvar Police of Tehran.