title: The association between age, injury, and survival to hospital among a cohort of injured motorcyclists.
abstract: Despite the significant increase in mortality among older motorcyclists during the past decade, few studies have addressed specific injuries or mortality rates among all those injured. The purpose of this study is to describe the crash and injury characteristics among a cohort of motorcyclists injured in Maryland, and to determine the influence of age and crash type on mortality, injury patterns, and place of death (scene vs. hospital). Possible biases introduced by studying only those hospitalized are described. Based on the findings, specific injury prevention strategies for older vs. younger riders are proposed.
authors.affiliation: National Study Center for Trauma and EMS, University of Maryland, Baltimore, Baltimore, Maryland, USA.
authors.forename: Patricia C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Dischinger
authors.forename: Gabriel E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Ryb
authors.forename: Shiu M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Ho
authors.forename: Cynthia A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Burch
mesh_terms: D015998:Abbreviated Injury Scale; D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000401:mortality* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D004632:Emergency Medical Services / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D008297:Male; D009049:Motorcycles / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010360:Patient Transfer / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D012307:Risk Factors; D013534:Survival