Functional outcomes of motor vehicle crash thoracic injuries in pediatric and adult occupants.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Characterization of the severity of injury should account for both mortality and disability. The objective of this study was to develop a disability metric for thoracic injuries in motor vehicle crashes (MVCs) and compare the functional outcomes between the pediatric and adult populations.

Methods

Disability risk (DR) was quantified using Functional Independence Measure (FIM) scores within the National Trauma Data Bank for the most frequently occurring Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS) 2-5 thoracic injuries. Occupants with thoracic injury were classified as disabled or not disabled based on the FIM scale, and comparisons were made between the following age groups: pediatric, adult, middle-aged, and older occupants (ages 7-18, 19-45, 46-65, and 66+, respectively). For

SUBMITTER: Schoell SL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6233316 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature