Un examen detallado de los conocimientos sobre la magnitud, los factores de riesgo y las consecuencias de los accidentes de transito y sobre las formas de prevenir y disminuir sus repercusiones. Bajo la coordinacion de la Organizacion Mundial de la Salud y el Banco Mundial, mas de 100 especialistas de todos los continentes y procedentes de diversos sectores han participado en la elaboracion de este informe.

Every day thousands of people are killed and injured on our roads. Millions of people each year will spend long weeks in the hospital after severe crashes and many will never be able to live, work or play as they used to do. Current efforts to address road safety are minimal in comparison to this growing human suffering. This report presents a comprehensive overview of what is known about the magnitude, risk factors and impact of road traffic injuries, and about ways to prevent and lessen the impact of road crashes. Over 100 experts, from all continents and different sectors -- including transport, engineering, health, police, education and civil society -- have worked to produce the report. Charts and tables.

Cada año mueren en todo el mundo aproximadamente 1,3 millones de personas en las carreteras, y entre 20 y 50 millones sufren traumatismos no mortales. Aunque muchos países han empezado a aplicar medidas de seguridad vial, esta no había sido objeto hasta ahora de una evaluación global que permitiera medir los progresos a lo largo del tiempo. El Informe sobre la situación mundial de la seguridad vialconstituye la primera evaluación de amplio alcance de la situación en ese terreno en 178 países, realizada a partir de los datos obtenidos mediante una encuesta normalizada. Los resultados muestran que los traumatismos por accidentes de tránsito siguen siendo un problema importante de salud pública, sobre todo en los países de ingresos bajos y medios. Peatones, ciclistas y motociclistas representan casi la mitad de los muertos en carretera, lo que pone de relieve que los programas de seguridad vial deberían prestar más atención a esos usuarios de las carreteras. Los resultados parecen indicar que en muchos países se debería ampliar la legislación sobre seguridad vial y reforzar la vigilancia del cumplimiento de la misma. El informe sobre la situación mundial muestra claramente que es preciso ampliar sensiblemente las medidas orientadas a hacer las carreteras más seguras en todo el mundo.

The development in our understanding of health management ensures unprecedented possibilities in terms of explaining the causes of diseases and effective treatment. However, increased capabilities create new issues. Both, researchers and clinicians, as well as managers of healthcare units face new challenges: increasing validity and reliability of clinical trials, effectively distributing medical products, managing hospitals and clinics flexibly, and managing treatment processes efficiently. The aim of this book is to present issues relating to health management in a way that would be satisfying for academicians and practitioners. It is designed to be a forum for the experts in the thematic area to exchange viewpoints, and to present health management's state-of-art as a scientific and professional domain.

Health and Biomedical Informatics is a rapidly evolving multidisciplinary field; one in which new developments may prove crucial in meeting the challenge of providing cost-effective, patient-centered healthcare worldwide. This book presents the proceedings of MEDINFO 2015, held in São Paulo, Brazil, in August 2015. The theme of this conference is ‘eHealth-enabled Health’, and the broad spectrum of topics covered ranges from emerging methodologies to successful implementations of innovative applications, integration and evaluation of eHealth systems and solutions. Included here are 178 full papers and 248 poster abstracts, selected after a rigorous review process from nearly 800 submissions by 2,500 authors from 59 countries. The conference brings together researchers, clinicians, technologists and managers from all over the world to share their experiences on the use of information methods, systems and technologies to promote patient-centered care, improving patient safety, enhancing care outcomes, facilitating translational research and enabling precision medicine, as well as advancing education and skills in Health and Biomedical Informatics. This comprehensive overview of Health and Biomedical Informatics will be of interest to all those involved in designing, commissioning and providing healthcare, wherever they may be.