Characteristics of Traffic Accidents on Highways: An Analysis Based on Patients Treated at a Regional Trauma Center
Purpose There have been increasing concerns about serious traffic accidents on highways. The purpose of this study was to analyze factors affecting traffic accidents on highways and the severity of the resulting injuries. Methods This retrospective study was conducted at a regional trauma center. We...
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| description | Purpose There have been increasing concerns about serious traffic accidents on highways. The purpose of this study was to analyze factors affecting traffic accidents on highways and the severity of the resulting injuries. Methods This retrospective study was conducted at a regional trauma center. We reviewed 594 patients who had been in 114 traffic accidents on highways from January 2018 to June 2020. We collected demographic data, clinical data, accident-related factors, and meteorological data (weather and temperature). Results Environmental risk factors were found to be significantly associated with the incidence of traffic accidents on highways. Injury severity and the death rate were higher in sedans than in any other type of vehicle. Tunnels were the most common location of accidents, accounting for 47 accidents (41.2%) and 269 injured patients (45.3%). The injury severity of individuals riding in the driver’s seat (front seat) was high, regardless of vehicle type. Three meteorological risk factors were found to be significantly associated with traffic accidents: rainy roads (odds ratio [OR] 2.08; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.84–3.29; p=0.01), icy or snowy roads (OR 5.12; 95% CI 2.88–7.33; p<0.01), and foggy conditions (OR 2.94; 95% CI 2.15–4.03; p<0.05). Conclusions The injury severity of patients was affected by seat position and type of vehicle, and the frequency of accident was affected by the location. The incidence of traffic accidents was strongly influenced by meteorological conditions (rain, snow/ice, and fog). |
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| spelling | doaj-art-c8d5b35db8424e908936cecc63d6ad412025-01-16T04:50:50ZengKorean Society of TraumatologyJournal of Trauma and Injury2799-43172287-16832021-12-0134426326910.20408/jti.2020.00631069Characteristics of Traffic Accidents on Highways: An Analysis Based on Patients Treated at a Regional Trauma CenterSung Yong Lee0Kyung Hoon Sun1Chan Yong Park2Tae Hoon Kim3 Department of Emergency Medicine, Chosun University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea Department of Emergency Medicine, Chosun University Hospital, Gwangju, Korea Department of Trauma Surgery, Seoul National University Hospital, Seoul, Korea Department of Emergency Medicine, Trauma Center, Wonkwang University Hospital, Iksan, KoreaPurpose There have been increasing concerns about serious traffic accidents on highways. The purpose of this study was to analyze factors affecting traffic accidents on highways and the severity of the resulting injuries. Methods This retrospective study was conducted at a regional trauma center. We reviewed 594 patients who had been in 114 traffic accidents on highways from January 2018 to June 2020. We collected demographic data, clinical data, accident-related factors, and meteorological data (weather and temperature). Results Environmental risk factors were found to be significantly associated with the incidence of traffic accidents on highways. Injury severity and the death rate were higher in sedans than in any other type of vehicle. Tunnels were the most common location of accidents, accounting for 47 accidents (41.2%) and 269 injured patients (45.3%). The injury severity of individuals riding in the driver’s seat (front seat) was high, regardless of vehicle type. Three meteorological risk factors were found to be significantly associated with traffic accidents: rainy roads (odds ratio [OR] 2.08; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.84–3.29; p=0.01), icy or snowy roads (OR 5.12; 95% CI 2.88–7.33; p<0.01), and foggy conditions (OR 2.94; 95% CI 2.15–4.03; p<0.05). Conclusions The injury severity of patients was affected by seat position and type of vehicle, and the frequency of accident was affected by the location. The incidence of traffic accidents was strongly influenced by meteorological conditions (rain, snow/ice, and fog).http://jtraumainj.org/upload/pdf/jti-2020-0063.pdfaccidents, trafficinjury severity scoreweather |
| spellingShingle | Sung Yong Lee Kyung Hoon Sun Chan Yong Park Tae Hoon Kim Characteristics of Traffic Accidents on Highways: An Analysis Based on Patients Treated at a Regional Trauma Center Journal of Trauma and Injury accidents, traffic injury severity score weather |
| title | Characteristics of Traffic Accidents on Highways: An Analysis Based on Patients Treated at a Regional Trauma Center |
| title_full | Characteristics of Traffic Accidents on Highways: An Analysis Based on Patients Treated at a Regional Trauma Center |
| title_fullStr | Characteristics of Traffic Accidents on Highways: An Analysis Based on Patients Treated at a Regional Trauma Center |
| title_full_unstemmed | Characteristics of Traffic Accidents on Highways: An Analysis Based on Patients Treated at a Regional Trauma Center |
| title_short | Characteristics of Traffic Accidents on Highways: An Analysis Based on Patients Treated at a Regional Trauma Center |
| title_sort | characteristics of traffic accidents on highways an analysis based on patients treated at a regional trauma center |
| topic | accidents, traffic injury severity score weather |
| url | http://jtraumainj.org/upload/pdf/jti-2020-0063.pdf |
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