Incidence, severity, and patterns of intrathoracic and intra-abdominal injuries in motorcycle crashes

Jess F Kraus; Corinne Peek-Asa; H Gill Cryer

doi:10.1097/00005373-200203000-00022

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Incidence, severity, and patterns of intrathoracic and intra-abdominal injuries in motorcycle crashes

Jess F Kraus, Corinne Peek-Asa and H Gill Cryer

The journal of trauma, Vol.52(3), pp.548-553

03/2002

DOI: 10.1097/00005373-200203000-00022

PMID: 11901334

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Abstract

Although severe head injuries have been reduced with helmet use, little has been done to address the severity of trauma to organs of the trunk in motorcycle crashes. We detail the frequency, severity, and pattern of intrathoracic and intra-abdominal injuries that may be helpful in the recognition and medical treatment of such injuries. Diagnostic and treatment information from emergency room, hospital, and coroner records from a cohort of motorcyclists injured from 1991 to 1992 were obtained from 28 hospitals and 11 coroners in California. Multiple intrathoracic and intra-abdominal injuries were common, and the number and bilaterality of rib fractures were strongly associated with chances of injuries to the thoracic and abdominal organs. Patients with severe injury in one anatomic region of the trunk are very likely to have severe injuries in the same or other anatomic regions. These patients are best treated in trauma centers, where rapid diagnosis and treatment are possible.

Abdominal Injuries - epidemiology

Abdominal Injuries - etiology

Accidents, Traffic - statistics & numerical data

California - epidemiology

Humans

Incidence

Injury Severity Score

Logistic Models

Motorcycles

Prospective Studies

Thoracic Injuries - epidemiology

Thoracic Injuries - etiology

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Title: Subtitle: Incidence, severity, and patterns of intrathoracic and intra-abdominal injuries in motorcycle crashes
Creators: Jess F Kraus - Southern California Injury Prevention Research Center, School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles 90024-2884, USA. jkraus@ucla.edu
Corinne Peek-Asa
H Gill Cryer
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: The journal of trauma, Vol.52(3), pp.548-553
DOI: 10.1097/00005373-200203000-00022
PMID: 11901334
NLM abbreviation: J Trauma
ISSN: 0022-5282
eISSN: 1529-8809
Grant note: R49/CCR903622 / ODCDC CDC HHS
Language: English
Date published: 03/2002
Academic Unit: Occupational and Environmental Health; Epidemiology; Nursing; Public Policy Center (Archive)
Record Identifier: 9984215146602771

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