@article{ref1,
title="Comparison of the epidemiology and injury profile among injured patients involved in special purpose vehicle-related incidents in South Korea",
journal="Archives of environmental and occupational health",
year="2020",
author="Chai, Hyun-Seok and Kim, Sang-Chul and Kong, So-Yeon and Park, Gwan-Jin and Lee, Ji-Han and Kim, Hoon and Lee, Seok-Woo and Lee, Hae-Ju and Choi, Kyoung-Moo",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Injuries caused by mobile machinery or special purpose vehicles (SPVs) can lead to high socio-medical cost and fatality. In this descriptive study, we compared the epidemiology and injury profile of injured patients involved in SPVs-related incidents. We analyzed a nationwide database of SPV-related injured patients between January 2011 and December 2016. Injured patients were classified into three groups: pedestrian, motor vehicle occupant (MVO), and SPV operator groups. Of 1,419 cases, the highest number of SPV-related injured patients were found in the age group 40-59 years (671 cases, 47.3%) and at transport area (771 cases, 54.3%). The injury was most severe in the SPV operator group. The lower extremities were the most common fracture site, and intrathoracic injury was the most common visceral regions for SPV-related injured patients. SPV operator could lead to fatal intrathoracic injuries.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1933-8244",
doi="10.1080/19338244.2020.1754745",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/19338244.2020.1754745"
}