Vehicle-Moose Accidents in Newfoundland
During 1987 and 1988, in Newfoundland, there were 661 motor-vehicle accidents involving a moose; 133 people were injured and three died. This constitutes a major problem for the provincial health-care system. In 95 per cent of the patients who were involved in fifty-five primary collisions (the vehi...
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ftmemorialuniv:oai:research.library.mun.ca:1890 2023-10-01T03:57:33+02:00 Vehicle-Moose Accidents in Newfoundland Turner, Neil E. Rattey, Theresa E. 1991-12-01 application/pdf https://research.library.mun.ca/1890/ https://research.library.mun.ca/1890/1/Vehicle-Moose_Accidents_in_Newfoundland.pdf https://research.library.mun.ca/1890/3/Vehicle-Moose_Accidents_in_Newfoundland.pdf http://jbjs.org/Issue.aspx?issueID=689&direction=P&journalID=12 en eng Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, Inc https://research.library.mun.ca/1890/1/Vehicle-Moose_Accidents_in_Newfoundland.pdf https://research.library.mun.ca/1890/3/Vehicle-Moose_Accidents_in_Newfoundland.pdf Turner, Neil E. <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Turner=3ANeil_E=2E=3A=3A.html> and Rattey, Theresa E. <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Rattey=3ATheresa_E=2E=3A=3A.html> (1991) Vehicle-Moose Accidents in Newfoundland. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, American Volume , 73-A (10). pp. 1487-1491. ISSN 1535-1386 cc_by_nc R Medicine (General) Article PeerReviewed 1991 ftmemorialuniv 2023-09-03T06:44:38Z During 1987 and 1988, in Newfoundland, there were 661 motor-vehicle accidents involving a moose; 133 people were injured and three died. This constitutes a major problem for the provincial health-care system. In 95 per cent of the patients who were involved in fifty-five primary collisions (the vehicle hit only the moose), the injury-severity score was less than 9 (mean and standard deviation, 3.2 +/- 4.6). There were thirty-six secondary collisions: in eighteen, the vehicle hit other objects after avoiding the moose (group A), and in the other eighteen, the vehicle hit the moose and then hit other objects (group B). In group A, the mean injury-severity score was 4.2 +/- 2.9 and in group B, it was 19.6 +/- 27.1. The three patients who died were in group B. There were more injuries to the thorax, thoracolumbar spine, and abdomen in group B than in the single-collision groups (primary-collision group and group A). Article in Journal/Newspaper Newfoundland Memorial University of Newfoundland: Research Repository |
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During 1987 and 1988, in Newfoundland, there were 661 motor-vehicle accidents involving a moose; 133 people were injured and three died. This constitutes a major problem for the provincial health-care system. In 95 per cent of the patients who were involved in fifty-five primary collisions (the vehicle hit only the moose), the injury-severity score was less than 9 (mean and standard deviation, 3.2 +/- 4.6). There were thirty-six secondary collisions: in eighteen, the vehicle hit other objects after avoiding the moose (group A), and in the other eighteen, the vehicle hit the moose and then hit other objects (group B). In group A, the mean injury-severity score was 4.2 +/- 2.9 and in group B, it was 19.6 +/- 27.1. The three patients who died were in group B. There were more injuries to the thorax, thoracolumbar spine, and abdomen in group B than in the single-collision groups (primary-collision group and group A). |
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Vehicle-Moose Accidents in Newfoundland |
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Vehicle-Moose Accidents in Newfoundland |
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https://research.library.mun.ca/1890/ https://research.library.mun.ca/1890/1/Vehicle-Moose_Accidents_in_Newfoundland.pdf https://research.library.mun.ca/1890/3/Vehicle-Moose_Accidents_in_Newfoundland.pdf http://jbjs.org/Issue.aspx?issueID=689&direction=P&journalID=12 |
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https://research.library.mun.ca/1890/1/Vehicle-Moose_Accidents_in_Newfoundland.pdf https://research.library.mun.ca/1890/3/Vehicle-Moose_Accidents_in_Newfoundland.pdf Turner, Neil E. <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Turner=3ANeil_E=2E=3A=3A.html> and Rattey, Theresa E. <https://research.library.mun.ca/view/creator_az/Rattey=3ATheresa_E=2E=3A=3A.html> (1991) Vehicle-Moose Accidents in Newfoundland. Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, American Volume , 73-A (10). pp. 1487-1491. ISSN 1535-1386 |
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