Morbidity and mortality patterns of pedestrian injuries by age at the Puerto Rico Trauma Hospital from 2000 to 2014

This study evaluates morbidity and mortality patterns of 2,093 pedestrian injuries at the Puerto Rico Trauma Hospital during 2000–2014 by age. Most were male between the ages of 35–64, with the highest occurrence of injuries during 8pm-4am. The most common injury was lower extremity injuries (46.6%)...

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Main Authors: Natalia Pelet-Del-Toro, Ediel O. Ramos-Meléndez, Omar García-Rodríguez, Jorge Pelet Mejías, Pablo Rodríguez-Ortiz
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2019-01-01
Series:Cogent Medicine
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/2331205X.2019.1600211