@article{ref1,
title="Deaths due to traumatic brain injury in Austria between 1980 and 2012",
journal="Brain injury",
year="2014",
author="Mauritz, Walter and Brazinova, Alexandra and Majdan, Marek and Rehorcikova, Veronika and Leitgeb, Johannes",
volume="28",
number="8",
pages="1096-1101",
abstract="BACKGROUND: To investigate changes in TBI mortality in Austria during 1980-2012 and to identify causes for these changes. <br><br>METHODS: Statistik Austria provided data (from death certificates) on all TBI deaths from January 1980-December 2012. Data included year/month of death, age, sex, residency of the cases and mechanism of accident. Data regarding the size of the age groups was obtained from Statistik Austria. Mortality rates (MR; deaths/10(5) population/year) were calculated for male vs. female patients and for different age groups. Changes in mechanisms of TBI were evaluated. <br><br>RESULTS: The MR decreased from 28.1 to 11.8 deaths/10(5) population/year. Traffic-related TBI deaths decreased from 62% to 9%. This caused a significant decrease in TBI deaths in younger age groups. Fall-related TBI deaths (mostly geriatric cases) remained unchanged. Falls became the leading cause; its rate increased from 22% to 64% of all TBI deaths. Thus, the mean age of fatal TBI cases increased by 20 years and the rate of cases aged <60 years decreased from 71% to 28%. Another important cause was suicide by firearms; its rate increased from 10% to 23% of all TBI deaths. <br><br>CONCLUSIONS: These findings warrant better prevention of falls in the elderly and of suicides.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0269-9052",
doi="10.3109/02699052.2014.904522",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.3109/02699052.2014.904522"
}