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.authorid | 3783 | en_US |
| dc.authorid | 131851 | en_US |
| dc.authorid | 115679 | en_US |
| dc.authorid | 9712 | en_US |
| dc.contributor.author | Tokdemir, Mehmet | |
| dc.contributor.author | Kafadar,Hüseyin | |
| dc.contributor.author | Türkoğlu, Abdurrahim | |
| dc.contributor.author | Deveci, S. Erhan | |
| dc.contributor.author | Çolak, Cemil | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2018-01-11T07:13:33Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2018-01-11T07:13:33Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2008 | |
| dc.department | İnönü Üniversitesi | en_US |
| dc.description | Med Sci Monit 2009; 15(1): PI1-4. | en_US |
| dc.description.abstract | 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. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.citation | Tokdemir, M., Kafadar, H., Türkoğlu, A., Deveci, S. E., & Çolak, C. (2008). Comparison Of The Severity Of Traumatic Brain İnjuries İn Pedestrians And Occupants Of Motor Vehicles Admitted To Firat Health Center A Five Year Series İn An Eastern Turkish City. American Journal Of Case Reports, 15(1), 1–4. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.endpage | 4 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.issue | 1 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.startpage | 1 | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://www.medscimonit.com/download/index/idArt/869506 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://hdl.handle.net/11616/7972 | |
| dc.identifier.volume | 15 | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | American Journal of Case Reports | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartof | American Journal of Case Reports | en_US |
| dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | en_US |
| 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 | en_US |
| dc.type | Article | en_US |
