The impact of environmental, vehicle and driver characteristics on injury severity in older drivers hospitalized as a result of a traffic crash

被引：87

作者：

Boufous, Soufiane ^{[1
]}

Finch, Caroline ^{[1
]}

Hayen, Andrew ^{[1
]}

Williamson, Ann ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Univ New S Wales, Injury Risk Management Res Ctr, Kensington, NSW 2033, Australia

来源：

JOURNAL OF SAFETY RESEARCH | 2008年 / 39卷 / 01期

基金：

英国医学研究理事会;

关键词：

older persons; road traffic crashes; severity of crashes;

D O I：

10.1016/j.jsr.2007.10.010

中图分类号：

TB18 [人体工程学];

学科分类号：

1201 ;

摘要：

Introduction: Compared to younger age groups, older people are more likely to be seriously injured or to die as a result of a traffic crash. Method: The aim of the study is to examine the impact of environmental, vehicle, crash, and driver characteristics on injury severity in older drivers involved in traffic crashes by using recently linked police crash records and hospitalization data from New South Wales, Australia. The severity of injury resulting from traffic crashes was measured using the International Classification of Diseases, 10th revision (ICD-10) Injury Severity Score (ICISS). Results: Multivariate analysis identified rurality, presence of complex intersections, road speed limit, driver error, speeding, and seat belt use as independent predictors of injury severity in older people. The type of intersection configuration explained over half of the observed variations in injury severity. Impact on Industry: Environmental modification such as intersection treatments might contribute to a decrease in the severity of injury in older people involved in road crashes. (c) 2008 National Safety Council and Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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页码：65 / 72

页数：8

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