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Citation

Cesare J, Morgan AS, Felice PR, Edge V. J. Trauma 1990; 30(2): 176-182.

Affiliation

Department of Surgery, Saint Francis Hospital, Hartford, CT 06105-1299.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1990, Lippincott Williams and Wilkins)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2304111

Abstract

This study was designed to analyze the characteristics and behavior patterns of individuals involved in nonfatal, traumatic injuries. There were 547 patients included in the study with 363 sustaining blunt trauma injuries, 144 sustaining personal violence injuries, and 40 being burn victims. Motor vehicle accident victims tended to be young, single, white, employed males: substance use was detected in 32%, and 57% were unbelted. Motorcycle accident victims tended to be young, single, unemployed males: substance use was detected in 25% and 90% were not wearing helmets. Pedestrians struck tended to be single, unemployed males. Penetrating injuries involved mostly young, single, black males: substance use was detected in 35% of patients and most incidents occurred from 4:00 P.M. to 8:00 A.M. Assault victims were mostly young, single, black males with substance use detected in 48%. Suicide patients tended to be white males. The incidence of repeat victims was one out of ten for blunt trauma, and one out of five for personal violence injuries and burns.

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