TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2019//
TI  - Fatal road transport crashes among Australian residential aged care facility residents
JO  - Australasian journal on ageing
A1  - Lee, Hui-Ching
A1  - Johnson, Marilyn
A1  - Bugeja, Lyndal
A1  - Koppel, Sjaan
A1  - Chong, Derek
A1  - Ibrahim, Joseph E.
SP  - 52
EP  - 56
VL  - 38
IS  - 1
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1440-6381
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajag.12586
ID  - ref1
ER  -