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ArticleClinical and experimental emergency medicine2021

Factors associated with injury severity among users of powered mobility devices.

Suk Won Choi, Jae-Hyug Woo, Sung Youl Hyun, Jae Ho Jang, Woo Sung Choi

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Article in Clinical and experimental 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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Suk Won ChoiDepartment of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Incheon, Korea.
Jae-Hyug WooDepartment of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Gachon University College of Medicine, Incheon, Korea.
Sung Youl HyunDepartment of Traumatology, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Gachon University College of Medicine, Incheon, Korea.
Jae Ho JangDepartment of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Gachon University College of Medicine, Incheon, Korea.
Woo Sung ChoiDepartment of Emergency and Critical Care Medicine, Gachon University Gil Medical Center, Gachon University College of Medicine, Incheon, Korea.
Gachon University Gil Medical Center · KR

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo examine the features of powered mobility device-related injuries and identify the predictors of injury severity in such settings.

methodsEmergency Department-based Injury In-depth Surveillance data from 2011 to 2018 were used in this retrospective study. Participants were assigned to the mild/moderate and severe groups based on their excess mortality ratio-adjusted injury severity score and their general injury-related factors and injury outcome-related factors were compared.

resultsOf 407 patients, 298 (79.2%) were assigned to the mild/moderate group and 109 (26.8%) to the severe group. The severe group included a higher percentage of patients aged 70 years or older (43.0% vs. 59.6%, P=0.003), injuries incurred in the daytime (72.6% vs. 82.4%, P=0.044), injuries from traffic accidents and falls (P=0.042), head injuries (38.6% vs. 80.7%, P<0.001), torso injuries (16.8% vs. 32.1%, P=0.001), overall hospital admission (28.5% vs. 82.6%, P<0.001), intensive care unit admission (1.7% vs. 37.6%, P<0.001), death after admission (1.4% vs. 10.3%, P=0.034), and total mortality (0.7% vs. 9.2%, P<0.001). The odds ratios (ORs) for injury severity were as follows: age 70 years or older (OR, 2.124; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.239-3.642), head injury (OR, 10.441; 95% CI, 5.465-19.950), and torso injury (OR, 4.858; 95% CI, 2.495-9.458).

conclusionThe proportions of patients aged 70 years or older, head and torso injuries, injuries from traffic accidents and falls, and injuries in the daytime were higher in the severe group. Our results highlight the need for measures to address these factors to lower the incidence of severe injuries.

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