All-terrain vehicle accident trends at a Tennessee trauma center in 2014

All-terrain vehicle (ATV) accident admissions with severe associated morbidity and mortality doubled at our rural Level I trauma center in East Tennessee in the last decade from 2000 through 2010 (Fig. 1). Demographic data and outcome variables studied include age, date of admission, geographic loca...

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Published in:The American surgeon 2015-03, Vol.81 (3), p.E128-129
Main Authors: Testerman, George M, Anderson, Daniel R, Beatty, John S, Skibba, Afshin A, Al-Balbissi, Laith A, O'Neal, James W, Barcel, Anthony, Heim, Thomas R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accidents - mortality
Accidents - statistics & numerical data
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
All terrain vehicles
Child
Child, Preschool
Fatalities
Female
Head Protective Devices - statistics & numerical data
Hospitals
Humans
Incidence
Male
Middle Aged
Off-Road Motor Vehicles
Tennessee - epidemiology
Traffic accidents & safety
Trauma Centers
Trauma Severity Indices
Trends
Wounds and Injuries - epidemiology
Young Adult
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Summary:All-terrain vehicle (ATV) accident admissions with severe associated morbidity and mortality doubled at our rural Level I trauma center in East Tennessee in the last decade from 2000 through 2010 (Fig. 1). Demographic data and outcome variables studied include age, date of admission, geographic location of injury event, gender, helmet status, Injury Severity Score (ISS), Glasgow Coma Scale score, Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) scores for head and neck, chest, abdomen, extremity, hospital and ICU lengths of stay, and discharge disposition including death (Table 1).
ISSN:0003-1348
1555-9823
DOI:10.1177/000313481508100316