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Tokdemir, Mehmet |
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Kafadar, Hüseyin |
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Türkoğlu, Abdurrahim |
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Deveci, Süleyman Erhan |
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Çolak, Cemil |
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2017-08-21T12:08:00Z |
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2017-08-21T12:08:00Z |
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2008 |
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dc.identifier.citation |
Tokdemir, M. Kafadar, H. Türkoğlu, A. Deveci, S. E. Çolak, C. (2008). Comparison of the severity of traumatic brain injuries in pedestrians and occupants of motor vehicles admitted to Firat health center a five year series in an Eastern Turkish city. American Journal of Case Reports, 15(1), 1–4. |
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http://hdl.handle.net/11616/7655 |
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Background: Traumatic brain injury is the leading cause of death of people in motor vehicle (MV) accidents, which have been increasing in number in developing countries. A retrospective study was undertaken to evaluate all cases admitted to the emergency department of the authors' institution with suspected injury after involvement in a MV-related accident between January 2000 and January 2005.
Material and Method: During the study period a total of 2014 cases were admitted: 1258 were occupants of motor vehicles and 756 were pedestrians. Cases with traumatic brain injury were evaluated with respect to gender, age, Glasgow Coma Scales (GCS), and death.
Results: Five hundred thirty-two of the cases (386 male, 146 female, mean age: 26.8+/-20.3 years) involved in MV accidents experienced traumatic brain injuries, of which 299 were MV occupants and 233 were pedestrians. The pediatric (< or =16 years: 65.4%) and elderly (> or =65 years: 64.7%) groups were frequently involved as pedestrians in MV accidents; adults 17-64 years of age were involved as pedestrians at a lower rate (25.4%, p<0.001). The GCS values of the pedestrian victims were significantly lower than those of the MV occupants on admission (p<0.001).
Conclusions: The results show that improvements in car safety have reduced life-threatening conditions for occupants of motor vehicles, but this does not include pedestrian safety. There is great need for practical strategies to reduce or prevent MV accident-related injuries among pedestrians, especially for the pediatric and elderly groups who are most exposed to these injuries. |
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dc.language.iso |
eng |
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American Journal of Case Reports |
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info:eu-repo/semantics/embargoedAccess |
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dc.title |
Comparison of the severity of traumatic brain injuries in pedestrians and occupants of motor vehicles admitted to Firat health center: a five-year series in an Eastern Turkish city |
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dc.type |
article |
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dc.relation.journal |
American Journal of Case Reports |
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dc.contributor.department |
İnönü Üniversitesi |
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9217 |
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dc.identifier.volume |
15 |
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1 |
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1 |
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dc.identifier.endpage |
4 |
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