Estimating Rates of Motor Vehicle Crashes Using Medical Encounter Data: A Feasibility Study

Abstract

The present feasibility study was undertaken to determine whether medical encounter data can be used to estimate rates of nonfatal motor vehicle crashes (MVCs) among Sailors and Marines. The study also aimed to describe characteristics of medical encounters for MVC-related injuries and investigate differences in MVC rates over time and as a function of branch of service, gender, rank, deployment history, and location. A comprehensive database for the 5-year period from 2009 to 2013 was constructed by merging three separate databases containing accession and demographic data, inpatient and outpatient medical care, and deployments in support of the Global War on Terror.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 05, 2015
Accession Number
AD1025660

Entities

People

  • Cynthia J Thomsen
  • Isabel V. Altarejos
  • J Levine
  • Jennifer Mcanany
  • Robyn M. Highfill-McRoy
  • Travis N. Ray

Organizations

  • Naval Health Research Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Biomedical

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accidents
  • Brain Injuries
  • Department Of Defense
  • Department Of Veterans Affairs
  • Enlisted Personnel
  • Geographic Regions
  • Governments
  • Health Care
  • Health Services
  • Injury Prevention
  • Medical Personnel
  • Military Medicine
  • Motor Vehicles
  • Therapy
  • United States Government
  • Wounds And Injuries

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