TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2021//
TI  - Impact of DST (Daylight Saving Time) on major trauma: a European cohort study
JO  - International journal of environmental research and public health
A1  - Nohl, André
A1  - Seelmann, Christine
A1  - Roenick, Robert
A1  - Ohmann, Tobias
A1  - Lefering, Rolf
A1  - Brune, Bastian
A1  - Weichert, Veronika
A1  - Dudda, Marcel
A1  - Dgu, The TraumaRegister
SP  - e13322
EP  - e13322
VL  - 18
IS  - 24
N2  - (1) Background: Approximately 73 countries worldwide implemented a daylight saving time (DST) policy: setting their clocks forward in spring and back in fall. The main purpose of this practice is to save electricity. The aim of the present study was to find out how DST affects the incidence and impact of seriously injured patients. (2) Methods: In a retrospective, multi-center study, we used the data recorded in the TraumaRegister DGU(®) (TR-DGU) between 2003 and 2017 from Germany, Switzerland, and Austria. We compared the included cases 1 week before and after DST. (3) Results: After DST from standard time to summertime, we found an increased incidence of accidents of motorcyclists up to 51.58%. The result is consistent with other studies. (4) Conclusion: However, our results should be interpreted as a tendency. Other influencing factors, such as time of day and weather conditions, were not considered.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1661-7827
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph182413322
ID  - ref1
ER  -