@article{ref1,
title="Fatal road transport crashes among Australian residential aged care facility residents",
journal="Australasian journal on ageing",
year="2019",
author="Lee, Hui-Ching and Johnson, Marilyn and Bugeja, Lyndal and Koppel, Sjaan and Chong, Derek and Ibrahim, Joseph E.",
volume="38",
number="1",
pages="52-56",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To examine fatal road transport crashes of residential aged care facility (RACF) residents to determine crash characteristics and risk factors. <br><br>METHODS: A cross-sectional study of a retrospective national cohort of RACF resident deaths notified to Australian coroners. INCLUSION CRITERIA: death occurred between 1 July 2000 and 30 June 2013; mechanism classified as 'transport injury event'; and completed coronial investigation. Descriptive statistical analyses were conducted on crash characteristics and risk factors. <br><br>RESULTS: Thirty-eight deaths met the inclusion criteria. Median age of deceased RACF residents was 84 years, and gender was equally distributed. Men were most frequently pedestrians (n = 14, 37%), and women were most frequently motor vehicle passengers (n = 14, 37%). Road user factors contributed to two-thirds of crashes (n = 25, 66%), with 'failure to yield' (n = 17, 45%) most frequent. <br><br>CONCLUSION: Reducing fatal crashes of RACF residents requires effective road safety strategies and public awareness of risks for this increasing and vulnerable population.<br><br>© 2018 AJA Inc.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1440-6381",
doi="10.1111/ajag.12586",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajag.12586"
}