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ArticleThe American journal of emergency medicine2021

Traumatic pedestrian and bicyclist injuries associated with intoxication.

D J Tonellato, J R Ransohoff, C Nash, S E F Melanson, A K Petrides, N V Tolan, S A Goldberg, E W Boyer, P R Chai, T B Erickson

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Article in The American journal of emergency medicine, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

D J TonellatoDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Division of Medical Toxicology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States of America. Electronic address: daniel.j.tonellato@medstar.net.
J R RansohoffDepartment of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States of America.
C NashDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Division of Medical Toxicology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States of America.
S E F MelansonDepartment of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States of America.
A K PetridesDepartment of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States of America.
N V TolanDepartment of Pathology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States of America.
S A GoldbergDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Division of Medical Toxicology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States of America.
E W BoyerDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Division of Medical Toxicology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States of America; The Fenway Institute, Boston, MA, United States of America.
P R ChaiDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Division of Medical Toxicology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States of America; The Fenway Institute, Boston, MA, United States of America; Koch Institute for Integrated Cancer Research, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA, United States of America; Department of Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care, Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA, United States of America.
T B EricksonDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Division of Medical Toxicology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, United States of America; Harvard Humanitarian Initiative, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, United States of America.
Harvard University · USBrigham and Women's Hospital · US

Funding

A novel robotic wastewater analysis system to quantify opioid exposure and treatment in residential communitiesR44DA051106 · NIDA · BIOBOT ANALYTICS, INC. · PI CHAI, PETER R, MATUS GARCIA, MARIANA G · 2020 to 2022
$1.5M
Development of Ingestible Biosensors to Enhance PrEP Adherence in Substance UsersK23DA044874 · NIDA · BRIGHAM AND WOMEN'S HOSPITAL · PI CHAI, PETER R · 2018 to 2022
$1.0M
NIDA NIH HHS K23 DA044874NIDA NIH HHS R44 DA051106
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundDrug and alcohol use are risk factors for trauma among operators of motor vehicles and contribute to trauma in pedestrians and bicyclists. We describe the prevalence of drug and alcohol use and clinical consequences in a cohort of pedestrians and bicyclists with trauma.

methodsWe analyzed a 25-month data set of 916 trauma team activations from January 2017-January 2019 at an urban, level I trauma center. Blood ethanol levels and urine toxicology screens were obtained in 94 pedestrian and bicyclist trauma activations. We compared pedestrians or bicyclists with a positive urine or blood screen (n = 69) to those with negative screens (n = 25). We conducted a retrospective chart review to determine mechanism of injury, injury pattern, and disposition from the emergency department (ED).

resultsOverall, 38 (55%) of injured patients with positive screen were pedestrians and 31 (45%) were bicyclists. Fentanyl was the most commonly detected drug (n = 38; 40%), followed by opiates (n = 27; 29%), and tetrahydrocannabiol (THC) (n = 23; 25%). Twenty-one patients were positive for ethanol. Pedestrians and bicyclists with positive toxicology screens were significantly more likely to sustain fractures (p < .01), require an operative procedure (p < .05), or intensive care unit admission (p < .05).

conclusionOur study builds on previous literature which suggests that intoxicated bicyclists and pedestrians suffer frequent and more severe injury than their sober counterparts. Public health campaigns should educate bicyclists and pedestrians about the risks of cycling or walking in areas of road traffic while under the influence of alcohol or illicit drugs.

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Accidents, TrafficWalkingAutomobile DrivingBicyclingBostonFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPrevalenceRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsSubstance-Related DisordersTrauma Centers

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PMID33046308
PMCPMC7884480
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