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

dc.authorid9217en_US
dc.contributor.authorTokdemir, Mehmet
dc.contributor.authorKafadar, Hüseyin
dc.contributor.authorTürkoğlu, Abdurrahim
dc.contributor.authorDeveci, Süleyman Erhan
dc.contributor.authorÇolak, Cemil
dc.date.accessioned2017-08-21T12:08:00Z
dc.date.available2017-08-21T12:08:00Z
dc.date.issued2008
dc.departmentİnönü Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractBackground: 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.en_US
dc.identifier.citationTokdemir, 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.en_US
dc.identifier.endpage4en_US
dc.identifier.issue1en_US
dc.identifier.startpage1en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11616/7655
dc.identifier.volume15en_US
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherAmerican Journal of Case Reportsen_US
dc.relation.ispartofAmerican Journal of Case Reportsen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/embargoedAccessen_US
dc.titleComparison 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 cityen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US

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