TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1999//
TI  - The epidemiology of traumatic injury-related fetal mortality in Pennsylvania, 1995-1997: The role of motor vehicle crashes
JO  - Annual proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine
A1  - Weiss, Harold B.
SP  - 57
EP  - 70
VL  - 43
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N2  - This paper explores rates and causes of traumatic injury-related fetal deaths in Pennsylvania and the role of motor vehicle crashes. Data were determined from a manual review of fetal death certificates filed from 1995-1997 (7,131 cases). 31 traumatic injury cases were identified (6.5/100,000 live births). Most cases (94%) could be identified from the ICD-9 diagnosis code of 760.5 (maternal injury) and 87% contained narratives indicating specific injury mechanisms. Motor vehicles were the leading cause of injury (81%). Placental separation was the leading diagnosis (42%). The ICD-9-CM code 760.5 appears to be a specific indicator of traumatic fetal death, though it is not known how sensitive an indicator it is. Though not E-coded, the death certificates contained enough information to allow ascertainment of injury mechanism. Motor vehicle crashes play a predominant role in reported fetal traumatic injury-related deaths.<p />
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SN  - 1540-0360
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
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