Comparison of the epidemiology and injury profile among injured patients involved in special purpose vehicle-related incidents in South Korea.

Comparison of the epidemiology and injury profile among injured patients involved in special purpose vehicle-related incidents in South Korea. Arch Environ Occup Health. 2020 Apr 29;:1-8 Authors: Chai HS, Kim SC, Kong SY, Park GJ, Lee JH, Kim H, Lee SW, Lee HJ, Choi KM Abstract Injuries caused by mobile machinery or special purpose vehicles (SPVs) can lead to high socio-medical cost and fatality. In this descriptive study, we compared the epidemiology and injury profile of injured patients involved in SPVs-related incidents. We analyzed a nationwide database of SPV-related injured patients between January 2011 and December 2016. Injured patients were classified into three groups: pedestrian, motor vehicle occupant (MVO), and SPV operator groups. Of 1,419 cases, the highest number of SPV-related injured patients were found in the age group 40-59 years (671 cases, 47.3%) and at transport area (771 cases, 54.3%). The injury was most severe in the SPV operator group. The lower extremities were the most common fracture site, and intrathoracic injury was the most common visceral regions for SPV-related injured patients. SPV operator could lead to fatal intrathoracic injuries. PMID: 32347165 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Archives of Environmental and Occupational Health - Category: Environmental Health Authors: Tags: Arch Environ Occup Health Source Type: research