Accidents involving off-road motor vehicles in a northern community.
The increasing number of accidents associated with off-road motor vehicles used for recreational purposes prompted this prospective study. During 1985 the records of victims of all motor vehicle accidents who were seen at the Hudson Bay Union Hospital, Hudson Bay, Sask., were studied; patients invol...
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ftpubmed:oai:pubmedcentral.nih.gov:1267278 2023-05-15T16:35:16+02:00 Accidents involving off-road motor vehicles in a northern community. Hasselback, P Wilding, H R 1987-10-01 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1267278 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3651929 en eng http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1267278 http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3651929 Research Article Text 1987 ftpubmed 2013-08-30T16:21:55Z The increasing number of accidents associated with off-road motor vehicles used for recreational purposes prompted this prospective study. During 1985 the records of victims of all motor vehicle accidents who were seen at the Hudson Bay Union Hospital, Hudson Bay, Sask., were studied; patients involved in on-road vehicle accidents were included for comparison. Emphasis was placed on age, vehicle type, mechanism of accident, injury severity and the use of safety features. Almost half of the victims of off-road vehicle accidents were under 16 years of age. The poor adherence to government legislation and manufacturer recommendations was evident in the number of people who did not wear helmets or use headlights. Text Hudson Bay PubMed Central (PMC) Hudson Hudson Bay |
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The increasing number of accidents associated with off-road motor vehicles used for recreational purposes prompted this prospective study. During 1985 the records of victims of all motor vehicle accidents who were seen at the Hudson Bay Union Hospital, Hudson Bay, Sask., were studied; patients involved in on-road vehicle accidents were included for comparison. Emphasis was placed on age, vehicle type, mechanism of accident, injury severity and the use of safety features. Almost half of the victims of off-road vehicle accidents were under 16 years of age. The poor adherence to government legislation and manufacturer recommendations was evident in the number of people who did not wear helmets or use headlights. |
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