@article{ref1,
title="Animal-vehicle collisions in Victoria, Australia: an under-recognised cause of road traffic crashes",
journal="Emergency medicine Australasia",
year="2019",
author="Ang, Jia Ying and Gabbe, Belinda and Cameron, Peter and Beck, Ben",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: Non-fatal injuries sustained from animal-vehicle collisions are a globally under-recognised road safety issue, with limited data on these crash types. The present study aimed to quantify the number and causes of major trauma events resulting from animal-vehicle collisions. <br><br>METHODS: The study was a retrospective analysis of major trauma cases occurring in Victoria, Australia, between 2007 and 2016, using data from the population-based Victorian State Trauma Registry. To identify animal-vehicle collisions, Victorian State Trauma Registry injury codes were combined with text-mining of the text description of the injury event. <br><br>RESULTS: Over the 10 year period, there were 152 major trauma patients who were admitted to Victorian trauma-receiving hospitals due to vehicle collisions with animals. The crude population-based incidence rate for animal-vehicle collisions increased by 6.7% per year (incidence rate ratio 1.07; 95% confidence interval 1.01-1.13; P = 0.02). <br><br>CONCLUSION: Development of systematic recording methods of animal-vehicle collisions will improve reporting of these crash types to assist future studies in implementing effective countermeasures.<br><br>© 2019 Australasian College for Emergency Medicine.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1742-6731",
doi="10.1111/1742-6723.13361",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1742-6723.13361"
}