@article{ref1,
title="Racial and ethnic disparities in motor vehicle crash-related outcomes in North Carolina surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic",
journal="Injury prevention",
year="2023",
author="Neuroth, Lucas M. and Singichetti, Bhavna and Harmon, Katherine J. and Waller, Anna E. and Naumann, Rebecca B.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="Long-term impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on racial and ethnic disparities in motor vehicle crash (MVC) injuries and death are poorly understood. This study aimed to characterize trends and investigate the heterogeneity of MVC-related disparities in North Carolina across several data sources. Crash reports, emergency department visit records, and death certificates from 2018 to 2021 were used to calculate monthly population-rates of MVC-related public health outcomes. We estimated trendlines using joinpoint regression and compared outcomes across racial and ethnic classifications. MVC and MVC-related injury rates declined in conjunction with NC's stay-at-home order, while rates of severe outcomes remained unimpacted. By December 2021 rates of MVC-related outcomes met or exceeded pre-pandemic levels, with the highest rates observed among non-Hispanic Black individuals. Racial and ethnic disparities in MVC-related outcomes remained prevalent throughout the COVID-19 pandemic. These results highlight the importance of a holistic approach to traffic injury surveillance when assessing the impact of MVCs.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1353-8047",
doi="10.1136/ip-2023-045005",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ip-2023-045005"
}