Evaluating the Effects of Holidays on Road Crash Injuries in the United Kingdom
| Autor: | Ping-Ling Chen, Wafaa Saleh, Bayu Satria Wiratama, Shang-Ku Chen, Hui-Tsai Chen, Chih Wei Pai, Liang-Hao Chen, Hui-An Lin |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
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Male Adolescent Health Toxicology and Mutagenesis lcsh:Medicine Logistic regression Article 03 medical and health sciences Young Adult 0302 clinical medicine Road crash Risk Factors parasitic diseases 0502 economics and business Medicine Humans 030212 general & internal medicine Crash data killed or seriously injured Aged Holidays Retrospective Studies public holiday 050210 logistics & transportation business.industry Potential risk lcsh:R 05 social sciences Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Accidents Traffic Retrospective cohort study Odds ratio Middle Aged humanities Confidence interval United Kingdom fatal injury Wounds and Injuries Female business human activities Motor vehicle crash Demography |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health Volume 18 Issue 1 International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol 18, Iss 280, p 280 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 1660-4601 1661-7827 |
| Popis: | Background: Research suggests that drivers tend to engage in risk-taking behaviours on public holidays. Studies that examined the association between holidays (or other special days) and fatal injuries are inconsistent. This study used UK STATS19 data to investigate the associations of nine public holidays on road crash casualties. Methods: This retrospective study assessed UK STATS19 crash data for 1990&ndash 2017. All casualties from two vehicle crashes were initially considered subsequently, casualties with missing data were excluded. Multiple logistic regression was estimated to explore the associations of potential risk factors with the likelihood of killed or seriously injured (KSI) casualties and to calculate adjusted odds ratios (AORs). Results: In total, 3,751,998 casualties from traffic accidents in the United Kingdom during 1990&ndash 2017 were included in the final data set among these, 410,299 (10.9%) were KSI casualties, and 3,341,699 (89.1%) were slight injuries. Crashes on public holidays were 16% (AOR = 1.16 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.13&ndash 1.19) more likely to involve KSI casualties than were crashes on non-holidays. With other factors controlled for, crashes during the Queen&rsquo s 2002 Golden Jubilee and on New Year&rsquo s Day were 48% (AOR = 1.48 95% CI = 1.06&ndash 2.07) and 36% (AOR = 1.36 1.26&ndash 1.48) more likely to lead to KSIs, respectively. Conclusions: The proportion of crashes resulting in KSI casualties on public holidays was higher than that on non-holidays. Furthermore, crashes during the Queen&rsquo s 2002 Golden Jubilee had the highest risk of KSI casualties followed by New Year&rsquo s Day. |
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