Open AccessRisk Factors for Motorcycle-related Severe Injuries in a Medium-sized City in China
Author(s) -
Lili Xiong,
Zhengsheng Yao,
Liping Li
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
aims public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2327-8994
DOI - 10.3934/publichealth.2016.4.907
Subject(s) - medicine , injury prevention , logistic regression , neurosurgery , poison control , medical emergency , emergency medicine , injury severity score , occupational safety and health , surgery , pathology
Motorcycle vehicles are frequent in China, especially in the small and medium sized cities. Road traffic collisions involving motorcycles often result in severe injuries. We aimed to identify risk factors for severe injuries in inpatients sustaining motorcycle collisions.