High Mortality in Elderly Drivers is Associated With Distinct Injury Patterns: Analysis of 187,869 Injured Drivers

BACKGROUND:Higher mortality in elderly drivers involved in motor vehicle collisions (MVCs) is a major concern in an aging population. We examined a spectrum of age-related differences in injury severity, outcome, and patterns of injuries using our institutionʼs trauma registry and the National Traum...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The Journal of trauma, injury, infection, and critical care injury, infection, and critical care, 2008-02, Vol.64 (2), p.304-310
Hauptverfasser:	Bauzá, Graciela, LaMorte, Wayne W., Burke, Peter A., Hirsch, Erwin F.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Accidents, Traffic - classification Accidents, Traffic - mortality Adult Age Factors Aged Air Bags Biological and medical sciences Boston - epidemiology Craniocerebral Trauma - classification Craniocerebral Trauma - epidemiology Databases, Factual Humans Incidence Injuries of the limb. Injuries of the spine Injury Severity Score International Classification of Diseases Intracranial Hemorrhages - epidemiology Length of Stay Medical sciences Middle Aged Retrospective Studies Seat Belts - utilization Thoracic Injuries - classification Thoracic Injuries - epidemiology Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents United States - epidemiology
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Zusammenfassung:	BACKGROUND:Higher mortality in elderly drivers involved in motor vehicle collisions (MVCs) is a major concern in an aging population. We examined a spectrum of age-related differences in injury severity, outcome, and patterns of injuries using our institutionʼs trauma registry and the National Trauma Data Bank. METHODS:Injury severity scores (ISSs) and measures of outcome were compared among five age groups (
ISSN:	0022-5282 1529-8809
DOI:	10.1097/TA.0b013e3181634893