Increasing incidence of All-Terrain Vehicle trauma admissions in the pediatric and adult populations: An evaluation of injury types and severity

All Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) are increasing in popularity and becoming larger and faster at a production level. As a Level I Trauma Center, we perceived a disproportionately high volume of ATV-related admissions. Our goal was to study injury patterns and severity in adult and pediatric populations. A...

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Published in:International journal of orthopaedic and trauma nursing 2018-02, Vol.28, p.33-36
Main Authors: Nolan, Heather R., Ashley, Dennis W., Stokes, N. Allen, Christie, D. Benjamin
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
ATV (All Terrain Vehicle)
Blunt adult trauma
Blunt pediatric trauma
Injury patterns
Injury Severity Score (ISS)
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Summary:All Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) are increasing in popularity and becoming larger and faster at a production level. As a Level I Trauma Center, we perceived a disproportionately high volume of ATV-related admissions. Our goal was to study injury patterns and severity in adult and pediatric populations. All ATV-related trauma admissions at a single Level I trauma center were retrospectively analyzed over a seven-year period. On-road incidents were more likely to result in a higher average Injury Severity Score (ISS) (p 
ISSN:1878-1241
DOI:10.1016/j.ijotn.2017.10.001