@article{ref1,
title="Severity factors for truck drivers' injuries",
journal="American journal of epidemiology",
year="2003",
author="Charbotel, Barbara and Martin, Jessica L. and Gadegbeku, Blandine and Chiron, Mireille",
volume="158",
number="8",
pages="753-759",
abstract="A study was carried out in 1995-1999 to assess  severity factors for truck drivers' crashes. The authors used data from the  trauma registry of road crash victims of the Rhône region, France.  Several descriptive characteristics of the victims (age, place of residence) and  their crashes (place, time, antagonist, seatbelt wearing) were analyzed. The  injuries of 300 male truck drivers were described by body region, and their  severity was measured by using the injury severity score comparing these drivers  with 9,488 male car drivers (age: 18-67 years). Truck drivers were more  seriously injured than car drivers; the odds ratio was 1.87 (95% confidence  interval: 1.33, 2.63) for having an injury severity score of 9 or more. Limb and  abdominal lesions were more frequent and more serious among truck drivers. The  lack of seatbelt wearing by truck drivers was one of the factors that explained  the particular severity of their injuries; the odds ratio, adjusted for seatbelt  wearing, for truck drivers to be seriously injured was 1.04 (95% confidence  interval: 0.73, 1.47) compared with car drivers. When all of the severity  factors were taken into account, the risk was even lower, but not significantly  so.",
language="",
issn="0002-9262",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}