ArticleCanadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie2012
Retrospective review of all-terrain vehicle accidents in Alberta.
Article in Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie, 2012. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 3 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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- Risk factors associated with quadbike crashes: a systematic review.World journal of emergency surgery : WJES · 2022Pooled it
- Assessing the Emergent Public Health Concern of All-Terrain Vehicle Injuries in Rural and Agricultural Environments: Initial Review of Available National Datasets in the United States.JMIR public health and surveillance · 2020Pooled it
- Prevention of all-terrain vehicle injuries: A systematic review from The Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma.The journal of trauma and acute care surgery · 2018Pooled it
- Severity of All-Terrain Vehicle-Related Injuries by Age in Canada, 2002-2019.JAMA network open · 2023Article
- All-terrain vehicle serious injuries and death in children and youth: A national survey of Canadian paediatricians.Paediatrics & child health · 2019Article
- Age and the risk of All-Terrain Vehicle-related injuries in children and adolescents: a cross sectional study.BMC pediatrics · 2017Article
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- Helmet use among Alaskan children involved in off-road motorized vehicle crashes.International journal of circumpolar health · 2014Article
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Abstract
backgroundAll-terrain vehicles (ATVs) are frequently associated with injuries and deaths. In spite of this, very few guidelines, let alone legal restrictions, exist to guide users of these machines.
methodsWe conducted a standardized review of prospectively collected data from the Alberta Trauma Registry. All patients who were involved in ATV-related traumas from 2003 to 2008 with an Injury Severity Score (ISS) greater than 12 were included. The variables studied were age, sex, type of vehicle, purpose of use, person injured (driver or passenger), ISS, distribution of injuries, length of hospital stay, helmet use and death.
resultsWe evaluated 435 patients with ATV-related injuries and ISS greater than 12. The average ISS was 22.8, with an overall mortality of 4.6%; 55% of patients were not wearing helmets, and most of the deaths (85%) occurred among these individuals. Helmet use was associated with a lower risk of mechanical ventilation and of injury to the head and/or cervical spine. Children accounted for 18.9% of all patients and 15% of deaths; 57% of them were wearing helmets at the time of their accidents.
conclusionAll-terrain vehicle use in Alberta carries a significant risk of injury and death, and there is an association between death and lack of helmet use. A minimum age for ATV use of at least 16 years and a legal requirement for helmet use may increase public awareness of these risks and decrease morbidity and mortality.
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