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Paper Title:
Hospital admission rates
and the rate of fractures of the femur in non-fatal traffic crashes
in Victoria
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Authors:
Michael Fitzharris, Brian
Fildes
Abstract:
Injuries following traffic
accidents are seen to vary according to age, roaduser type and collision
partner. This is a consequence of differing injury tolerances due
to age and gender, and vulnerability to vehicle-to-body contact
among roaduser groups such as pedestrians and cyclists in collisions
with vehicles. This paper presents hospital admission rates by roaduser
type, age and gender in Victoria. Analysis showed that young persons
(18 ?39 years) were over-represented in terms of admissions per
head of population across all roaduser categories. Odds ratios for
sustaining fractures of the femur for passengers, pedestrians and
cyclists relative to drivers of the same age and gender were determined
to examine the concept of vulnerability. The odds of sustaining
fractures of the femur were high for pedestrians and cyclists relative
to drivers of the same age and gender. Age and gender appeared to
interact such that the odds of sustaining fractures of the femur
increased with age, with the effect more pronounced for females.
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