title: Trauma on rural roads: the role of a peripheral hospital.
abstract: Road accident trauma is a leading cause of death and serious morbidity among healthy young adults in the developed world. The Irish Republic has the third worst road safety record in the EU. In studying the unique demographics of rural road accidents, our aim was to provide information essential to the future development of trauma care in Ireland. Our figures highlight the inadequacies of data received by the National Roads Authority, illustrate the resource impact of road trauma on a peripheral hospital, and demonstrate the need for similar studies in the rationalisation of trauma care as we approach the next millennium.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Cork University Hospital, Wilton, Ireland.
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Street
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Winter
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Buckley
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Nicholson
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Twomey
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006780:Hospitals, Rural / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D007494:Ireland / Q000453:epidemiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D012017:Referral and Consultation / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012423:Rural Health / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012621:Seasons; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology