APPROACHES TO MORTALITY PREVENTION IN ROAD TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS WHILE INTOXICATED
Objective. To analyze the number of car accidents committed in the state of intoxication, to develop approaches to the preventing car accidents in the state of intoxication. Materials and methods. The car accident statistics in the Republic of Belarus had been studied over the past 10 years. The statistical data was processed using SPSS 17.0. Results. The analysis of the number of dead and injured in road accidents as well as the analysis of the trends observed in the Republic of Belarus in the development of preventive measures aimed at reducing the number of road traffic accidents associated with driving while intoxicated was carried out. It was found that the level of alcohol consumption (in liters of absolute alcohol per capita) correlated with the road traffic accidents total number as well as with the number of people wounded and killed in them. Conclusion. A set of measures is proposed to consistently reduce the level of road traffic injuries associated with the alcoholic beverages and other psychoactive substances use.