Course details

Traffic Medicine

Department of Transport Planning

Semester: Winter/Summer
ECTS:3
Study level: BSc/MSc
Course code: 36067
Available in 2022/23: Yes

Course description:
The course is devised to provide knowledge and understanding of road traffic injury risk and human factors in traffic safety. It consists of the following topics: Prevention of road accidents and health promotion in the transport sector, Protection of the most vulnerable groups, including the elderly, children, pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists; Personal risk factors, Risk of injuries by type of transport, Human behaviour during road tunnel fire and other kind of emergencies at sea, land and sky, Effects of environmental factors and atmospheric particles on human health, The most frequently travellers’ diseases, Telemedicine.

Course teachers:
Eduard Missoni

Syllabus (pdf)