Congruency of Crash- and Hospital- Reported Injuries Among Child Passengers.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Prior work has found incongruencies in injury information reported by crash and hospital records. However, no work has focused on child passengers. The objective of this study was to compare crash scene and hospital-reported injury information for crash-involved child passengers. This study also explored injury location and severity by child age and restraint type.

Methods

Utilizing linked New Jersey data from 2017 through 2019, the authors identified crash-involved child passengers <13 years old and their injuries in crash and hospital reports. Then, they characterized the congruency of injury frequency, severity, and location, as well as the frequency of injuries by child age and restraint type. Analyses were conducted from December 2023 through February 2024.

SUBMITTER: Sartin EB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11585451 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature