Motorcycle-related hospitalization of adolescents in a Level I trauma center in southern Taiwan: a cross-sectional study

BMC Pediatrics

Ching-Hua Hsieh¹  Hsiao-Yun Hsieh¹  Shiun-Yuan Hsu¹  Cheng-Shyuan Rau²  Hang-Tsung Liu¹  Chi-Cheng Liang¹ 

[1] Department of Trauma Surgery, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, No.123, Ta-Pei Road, Niao-Sung District, Kaohsiung City 833, Taiwan;Department of Neurosurgery, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan

关键词: Trauma injury severity score;    Trauma;    Motorcycle;    New injury severity score;    Injury severity score;    Glasgow coma scale;    Adolescent;    Abbreviated injury scale;   

Others  :  1224646
DOI  :  10.1186/s12887-015-0419-3

 received in 2014-06-18, accepted in 2015-08-14,  发布年份 2015

【 摘 要 】

Background

The aim of this study was to investigate and compare the injury pattern, mechanisms, severity, and mortality of adolescents and adults hospitalized for treatment of trauma following motorcycle accidents in a Level I trauma center.

Methods

Detailed data regarding patients aged 13–19 years (adolescents) and aged 30–50 years (adults) who had sustained trauma due to a motorcycle accident were retrieved from the Trauma Registry System between January 1, 2009 and December 31, 2012. The Pearson’s chi-squared test, Fisher’s exact test, or the independent Student’s t-test were performed to compare the adolescent and adult motorcyclists and to compare the motorcycle drivers and motorcycle pillion.

Results

Analysis of Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) scores revealed that the adolescent patients had sustained higher rates of facial, abdominal, and hepatic injury and of cranial, mandibular, and femoral fracture but lower rates of thorax and extremity injury; hemothorax; and rib, scapular, clavicle, and humeral fracture compared to the adults. No significant differences were found between the adolescents and adults regarding Injury Severity Score (ISS), New Injury Severity Score (NISS), Trauma-Injury Severity Score (TRISS), mortality, length of hospital stay, or intensive care unit (ICU) admission rate. A significantly greater percentage of adolescents compared to adults were found not to have worn a helmet. Motorcycle riders who had not worn a helmet were found to have a significantly lower first Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score, and a significantly higher percentage was found to present with unconscious status, head and neck injury, and cranial fracture compared to those who had worn a helmet.

Conclusion

Adolescent motorcycle riders comprise a major population of patients hospitalized for treatment of trauma. This population tends to present with a higher injury severity compared to other hospitalized trauma patients and a bodily injury pattern differing from that of adult motorcycle riders, indicating the need to emphasize use of protective equipment, especially helmets, to reduce their rate and severity of injury.

【 授权许可】

   
2015 Liang et al.

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