TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2023//
TI  - Changes in incidence and severity of commercial motorcycle accidents due to the use of delivery service platforms in Korea: a retrospective cohort study
JO  - Journal of the Korean Society of Traumatology
A1  - Moon, Dam
A1  - Jang, Jae Ho
A1  - Cho, Jin Seong
A1  - Choi, Jae Yeon
A1  - Woo, Jae-hyug
A1  - Choi, Woo Sung
A1  - Hyun, Sung Yeol
A1  - Lee, Seung Hwan
SP  - 121
EP  - 127
VL  - 36
IS  - 2
N2  - PURPOSE  Recently, a sharp increase in the use of delivery services has led to an increase in motorcycle accidents. This study aimed to identify the characteristics of the commercial motorcycle injured patients and factors related to the severity during the past 10 years.   Methods  Patients (15-64 years old) who visited the emergency department with commercial motorcycle accidents injury registered in the Korean Emergency Department-based Injury In-depth Surveillance (2011-2020) database, were included. All included cases were categorized into two groups according to the period: group 1 (2011-2015) and group 2 (2016-2020). General characteristics and the factors associated with severity were investigated.   Results  Among 8,123 emergency department visits, patients in group 1 were 3,071, and patients in group 2 were 5,052. The odds for severity were affected by patients age (odds ratio [OR], 1.008; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.004-1.013), and overnight/morning (00:00-12:00; OR, 1.243; 95% CI, 1.091-1.415). The odds for severity were higher in head and neck injury (OR, 8.357; 95% CI, 7.410-9.424) and torso injury (OR, 4.122; 95% CI, 3.610-4.708). The odds for the severity of accidents based on excess mortality ratio-adjusted Injury Severity Score (EMR-ISS) after 2015 were significant (OR, 1.491; 95% CI, 1.318-1.687). Hospitalization in the intensive care unit and death were associated with accidents after 2015 (OR, 2.593; 95% CI, 2.120-3.170).   Conclusions  Commercial motorcycle accidents have increased significantly over the past decade. There were statistical differences in severity based on EMR-ISS and the hospitalization in intensive care unit and death.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1738-8767
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.20408/jti.2022.0031
ID  - ref1
ER  -