scholarly journals Emergency Department Visit Rates for Motor Vehicle Crashes by Selected Characteristics in the United States, 2017-2018

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Danielle Davis ◽  
Christopher Cairns
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Emergency Department ◽  
Emergency Department Visit ◽  
Race And Ethnicity ◽  
Motor Vehicle ◽  
The United States ◽  
Motor Vehicle Crashes ◽  
Insurance Status ◽  
Vehicle Crashes ◽  
Health Insurance Status

This report presents emergency department visit rates for motor vehicle crashes by age, race and ethnicity, health insurance status, and region.

scholarly journals Precipitation and Fatal Motor Vehicle Crashes: Continental Analysis with High-Resolution Radar Data

2019 ◽  
Vol 100 (8) ◽  
pp. 1453-1461 ◽  
Author(s):  
Scott E. Stevens ◽  
Carl J. Schreck ◽  
Shubhayu Saha ◽  
Jesse E. Bell ◽  
Kenneth E. Kunkel
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
High Resolution ◽  
Motor Vehicle ◽  
Radar Data ◽  
The United States ◽  
Motor Vehicle Crashes ◽  
Vehicle Crashes ◽  
Fatal Crash ◽  
Fatal Crashes ◽  
High Resolution Radar

AbstractMotor vehicle crashes remain a leading cause of accidental death in the United States, and weather is frequently cited as a contributing factor in fatal crashes. Previous studies have investigated the link between these crashes and precipitation typically using station-based observations that, while providing a good estimate of the prevailing conditions on a given day or hour, often fail to capture the conditions present at the actual time and location of a crash. Using a multiyear, high-resolution radar reanalysis and information on 125,012 fatal crashes spanning the entire continental United States over a 6-yr period, we find that the overall risk of a fatal crash increases by approximately 34% during active precipitation. The risk is significant in all regions of the continental United States, and it is highest during the morning rush hour and during the winter months.

Disability among adults injured in motor-vehicle crashes in the United States

2004 ◽  
Vol 35 (4) ◽  
pp. 447-452 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ruth A. Shults ◽  
Bruce H. Jones ◽  
Marcie-jo Kresnow ◽  
Jean A. Langlois ◽  
Janet L. Guerrero
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Motor Vehicle ◽  
The United States ◽  
Motor Vehicle Crashes ◽  
Vehicle Crashes

scholarly journals Trend analysis of drug-related motor vehicle crashes in the United States

2010 ◽  
Vol 16 (Supplement 1) ◽  
pp. A159-A159 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Zhu ◽  
S. Zhao ◽  
T. M. Rice ◽  
J. H. Coben
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Trend Analysis ◽  
Motor Vehicle ◽  
The United States ◽  
Motor Vehicle Crashes ◽  
Vehicle Crashes

scholarly journals Analysis of Emergency Department Visits for Motor Vehicle Injuries in Utah, 2016

2019 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Akanksha Acharya
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Department ◽  
Syndromic Surveillance ◽  
Motor Vehicle ◽  
The United States ◽  
Emergency Department Visits ◽  
Motor Vehicle Crashes ◽  
Vehicle Crashes ◽  
Increased Risk ◽  
Ed Visits ◽  
Motor Vehicle Injuries

ObjectiveTo describe the characteristics of emergency department (ED) visits for motor vehicle injuries in Utah using 2016 syndromic surveillance data.IntroductionMotor vehicle injury is the leading cause of death in injury category in the United States. In 2016, motor vehicle crashes were one of the main causes of death resulting from injury (8.8 per 100,000 population) in Utah. Motor vehicle crashes can lead to physical and economic consequences that impact the lives of individuals and their families. In addition, the treatment of injuries places an enormous burden on hospital Emergency Departments (EDs). Currently; there are no data sources other than syndromic data in the Utah Department of Health to monitor ED visits due to motor vehicle injuries in real time.MethodsUtah participates in the National Syndromic Surveillance Program (NSSP) to which all hospitals in the state submit ED visit data via the Electronic Surveillance System for the Early Notification of Community-based Epidemics (ESSENCE). ESSENCE was used to analyze 2016 ED visit data. Total population data were obtained from Utah population estimates. Data from 2017 was not included due to major system changes at a major healthcare system that interrupted data feeds resulting in lower than expected data volume.Motor vehicle injury is defined by existing subsyndrome definition in the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ESSENCE system. All ED visit data were analyzed by querying key terms in the chief complaint field including any mention of: vehicle, wheeler, motorcycle, motor scooter, motor cycle, motor cross, truck, motorbike etc. Exclusion terms included any mention of: car dealership, hit head and car door. Ages were divided into seven groups for data distribution and comparison: 0–17, 18–24, 25–34, 35–44, 45–54, 55–64 and ≥ 65 years.ResultsIn 2016, a total of 28,472 ED visits (2% of total visits) were identified using the motor vehicle injury query. The ED visit rate for motor vehicle injuries was highest among persons aged 18–24 years (1,682 per 100,000 population). Rates continued to decline with increasing age after 18–24 years. The rate of females visiting the ED was higher than males (1,040 versus 826 per 100,000 population respectively; p < 0.01) (Figure 1). The majority of injuries (11722(52%)) were reported between 10:00 a.m. and 5:59 p.m. Injuries were highest August-September (5913(22%)).ConclusionsSyndromic data is a robust source of data for analyzing ED visits due to motor vehicle injuries in real time, and providing information to injury prevention programs for targeting interventions. Our data suggest an increased risk of visiting an ED due to motor vehicle injuries by age group (18-24 year olds), sex (females), month (August-September), and time (10:00 a.m. to 5:59 p.m.). These results do not include visits with incomplete or incorrectly coded chief complaints or discharge codes, patients of motor vehicle injuries who do not present to the ED, or not classified as ‘emergency’ patient class.

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