TY - JOUR PY - 2017// TI - Early predictors of severe injury in motorcycle crashes JO - Journal of the Korean Society of Emergency Medicine A1 - Kang, Youl Won A1 - Lee, Sung Hwa A1 - Park, Soon Chang A1 - Cho, Young Mo A1 - Wang, Il Jae A1 - Bae, Byung Kwan A1 - Park, Sung Wook A1 - Han, Sang Kyoon A1 - Kim, Dae Woo A1 - Kim, Hyung Bin SP - 327 EP - 333 VL - 28 IS - 4 N2 - PURPOSE: The severity and mortality of motorcycle accidents are higher than those of other traffic accidents. The majority of risk factors for injury severity identified in previous studies are difficult to apply. This study attempted to identify the clinically useful risk factors for predicting severely injured patients presenting to the emergency department after a motorcycle accident. Method: Motorcycle accident patients who visited a Level I trauma center from October 2015 to March 2017 were analyzed. The patients were classified as the severely injured group (Injury Severity Score, ISS≥16) and non-severely injured group (ISS<16). Results: A total of 271 patients were analyzed; 135 (49.8%) patients were included in the severely injured group. Multiple logistic regression analysis was performed with the statistically significant factors between the two groups, including age, systolic blood pressure, heart rate, Glasgow coma scale, alcohol ingestion, and site of injury. The final risk factors predicting severely injured patients were as follows: age (adjusted odds ratio [aOR], 1.023; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.005- 1.041; p=0.011), systolic blood pressure (aOR, 0.981; 95% CI, 0.970-0.993; p=0.002) and site of injury including abdomen (aOR, 5.785; 95% CI, 2.513-13.316; p<0.001), chest (aOR, 4.567; 95% CI, 2.274-9.173; p<0.001), head and neck (aOR, 5.762; 95% CI, 2.656-12.504; p<0.001), and face (aOR, 2.465; 95% CI, 1.229-4.943; p=0.011). Conclusion: Motorcycle accident patients should be assessed promptly for injury to the chest or abdomen by a careful physical examination and focused assessment with sonography for trauma.

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