Driver, Collision and Meteorological Characteristics of Motor Vehicle Collisions among Road Trauma Survivors.

ABSTRACT: Road trauma remains a significant public health problem. We aimed to identify sub-groups of motor vehicle collisions in Victoria, Australia, and the association between collision characteristics and outcomes up to 24 months post-injury. Data were extracted from the Victorian State Trauma Registry for injured drivers aged ≥16 years, from 2010 to 2016, with a compensation claim who survived ≥12 months post-injury. People with intentional or severe head injury were excluded, resulting in 2735 cases. Latent class analysis was used to identify collision classes for driver fault and blood alcohol concentration (BAC), day and time of collision, weather conditions, single vs. multi-vehicle and regional vs. metropolitan injury location. Five classes were identified: (1) daytime multi-vehicle collis

SUBMITTER: Giummarra MJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8583338 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature