Projects per year
Abstract
Objective: Non-fatal injuries sustained from animal–vehicle collisions are a globally under-recognised road safety issue, with limited data on these crash types. The present study aimed to quantify the number and causes of major trauma events resulting from animal–vehicle collisions. Methods: The study was a retrospective analysis of major trauma cases occurring in Victoria, Australia, between 2007 and 2016, using data from the population-based Victorian State Trauma Registry. To identify animal–vehicle collisions, Victorian State Trauma Registry injury codes were combined with text-mining of the text description of the injury event. Results: Over the 10 year period, there were 152 major trauma patients who were admitted to Victorian trauma-receiving hospitals due to vehicle collisions with animals. The crude population-based incidence rate for animal–vehicle collisions increased by 6.7% per year (incidence rate ratio 1.07; 95% confidence interval 1.01–1.13; P = 0.02). Conclusion: Development of systematic recording methods of animal–vehicle collisions will improve reporting of these crash types to assist future studies in implementing effective countermeasures.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 851–855 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | EMA - Emergency Medicine Australasia |
Volume | 31 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jul 2019 |
Keywords
- injury
- motor vehicle
- prevention
- traffic
Projects
- 3 Finished
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Evaluating interventions to prevent serious road traffic crashes
Beck, B. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI))
8/03/18 → 5/08/21
Project: Research
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Modelling the population impact of injury
Gabbe, B. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI))
5/07/17 → 31/12/21
Project: Research
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NHMRC Practitioner Fellowship
Cameron, P. (Primary Chief Investigator (PCI))
NHMRC - National Health and Medical Research Council (Australia)
1/01/09 → 31/12/15
Project: Research