Citation

Moore L, Lavoie A, Le Sage N, Liberman M, Bergeron E. Annu. Proc. Assoc. Adv. Automot. Med. 2005; 49: 51-60.

Affiliation

Centre hospitalier affilie universitaire de Quebec (Enfant-Jesus Hospital), Laval University, Quebec City, Canada.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2005, Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

16179139

PMCID

PMC3217462

Abstract

HYPOTHESIS: A second injury in the same body region is associated with lower mortality than a second injury in a different body region, independently of injury severity and body region. METHODS: The population consisted of 15,200 patients with two or more injuries from level I trauma centers in Quebec. The mortality odds ratio of having a same-region second injury (SR) as opposed to a different-region second injury (DR) was assessed. RESULTS: Patients with a SR had 43% lower odds of mortality when compared to patients with a DR. CONCLUSION: A second injury in the same body region is associated with lower mortality than a second injury in a different body region.