Characteristics of Patients Injured in Road Traffic Accidents According to the New Injury Severity Score
| Autor: | Yeo Hyung Kim, Choong Sik Chae, Jae Sung Yun, Sang Eun Jung, Min Jae Chung, Jung Soo Lee |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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030506 rehabilitation
medicine.medical_specialty medicine.medical_treatment Poison control Traffic accident Trauma Occupational safety and health 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Injury prevention medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Road traffic New injury severity score Rehabilitation business.industry Medical record medicine.disease Emergency medicine Injury Severity Score Original Article Medical emergency 0305 other medical science business |
| Zdroj: | Annals of Rehabilitation Medicine |
| ISSN: | 2234-0653 2234-0645 |
| Popis: | OBJECTIVE: To investigate the clinical characteristics of patients involved in road traffic accidents according to the New Injury Severity Score (NISS). METHODS: In this study, medical records of 1,048 patients admitted at three hospitals located in different regions between January and December 2014 were retrospectively reviewed. Only patients who received inpatient treatments covered by automobile insurance during the period were included. Accidents were classified as pedestrian, driver, passenger, motorcycle, or bicycle; and the severity of injury was assessed by the NISS. RESULTS: The proportion of pedestrian traffic accident (TA) was the highest, followed by driver, passenger, motorcycle and bicycle TA. The mean NISS was significantly higher in pedestrian and motorcycle TAs and lower in passenger TA. Analysis of differences in mean hospital length of stay (HLS) according to NISS injury severity revealed 4.97±4.86 days in the minor injury group, 8.91±5.93 days in the moderate injury group, 15.46±11.16 days in the serious injury group, 24.73±17.03 days in the severe injury group, and 30.86±34.03 days in the critical injury group (pCONCLUSION: The study results indicated that higher NISS correlated to longer HLS, fewer home discharges, and increasing mortality. Specialized hospitals for TA patient rehabilitation are necessary to reduce disabilities in TA patients. Language: en |
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