Pregnancy is associated with more severe injuries from motor vehicle crashes

CONCLUSION: Pregnant women victims, particularly those who were riding scooters involved in MVCs suffered from a higher risk of severe injury as compared to their non-pregnant counterparts. Our findings suggest that women should consider avoiding riding a scooter and must use restrictive devices during pregnancy, which would help reduce the severity of injuries sustained following an MVC.PMID:38129265 | DOI:10.1016/j.jfma.2023.12.009

Source: J Formos Med Assoc - December 21, 2023 Category: General Medicine Authors: Ya-Hui Chang Yu-Wen Chien Chiung-Hsin Chang Ping-Ling Chen Tsung-Hsueh Lu Chung-Yi Li Source Type: research