TRAUMA ASSOCIATED WITH THREE AND FOUR-WHEELED ALL-TERRAIN VEHICLES
Death or serious injury may occur as the result of accidents involving three- and four-wheeled recreational vehicles. Thirty-two cases of such trauma requiring hospitalization at the University of Missouri Hospital were reviewed, and followup questionnaires sent to each patient. Head and extremity trauma was nine times as frequent as torso injuries. Males were injured in 81% of the cases, and the average age of all patients was 18.6 years. Fifty percent required intensive-care monitoring and 74% required surgery. Two patients died of head injuries. Of the 25 survivors who responded to the questionnaires, 44% reported either inability to return to work or substantial interference with daily living due to their injuries. Inexperience riding the vehicle, prior use of alcohol, and lack of protective riding apparel were frequently cited as contributing factors in these injuries.
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Corporate Authors:
Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
428 East Preston Street
Baltimore, MD United States 21202 -
Authors:
- Greene, M A
- Metzler, M H
- Publication Date: 1988-3
Media Info
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: p. 391-394
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Serial:
- Journal of Trauma, Injury, Infection and Critical Care
- Volume: 28
- Issue Number: 3
- Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
- ISSN: 0022-5282
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Age; All terrain vehicles; Arm; Crashes; Data collection; Fatalities; Gender; Head; Injuries; Leg; Questionnaires; Three wheeled vehicles
- Uncontrolled Terms: Contributing factors; Head injuries
- Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Society; Vehicles and Equipment; I84: Personal Injuries;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00490063
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Report/Paper Numbers: HS-040 485
- Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
- Created Date: Dec 31 1989 12:00AM