Can the car tell us who needs the trauma team after a motor vehicle crash?

Injury severity of pedestrians, bicyclists and motorcyclists resulting from crashes with reversing cars

“…While this study illustrates the potential for serious injuries resulting from collisions with reversing cars, the study cohort was limited to those patients admitted to the department of pediatric surgery and therefore prevents the extrapolation of these findings to the general population. (Mayr et al, 2001) With a better understanding of injury patterns resulting from collisions with reversing vehicles and their severity, clinicians including rescue workers and emergency department personnel will be better prepared to quickly triage patients without underestimation of injuries, ultimately improving care (Davidson et al, 2014;Mckay, 2005;Stefanopoulos et al, 2003).…”