University of Iowa Injury Prevention Research Center, United States.
Accid Anal Prev. 2011 May;43(3):595-600. doi: 10.1016/j.aap.2010.07.019. Epub 2010 Dec 18.
Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death for all teenagers, and each year a far greater number of teens are hospitalized with non-fatal injuries. This retrospective cohort study used the National Inpatient Sample data to examine hospitalizations from the years 2002 to 2007 for 15-18-year-old teenagers who had been admitted due to a motor vehicle crash. More than 23,000 teens were hospitalized for motor vehicle-related crash injuries each year, for a total of 139,880 over the 6-year period. Total hospital charges exceeded $1 billion almost every year, with a median hospital charge of more than $25,000. Older teens, boys, those with fractures, internal injuries or intracranial injuries, and Medicaid/Medicare as a payer were associated with higher hospital charges and longer lengths of stay. These high charges and hospitalization periods pose a significant burden on teens, their families, and the health care system.
机动车事故是导致所有青少年死亡的主要原因，每年因非致命伤而住院治疗的青少年人数更多。这项回顾性队列研究使用国家住院患者样本数据，调查了 2002 年至 2007 年期间因机动车事故而住院的 15 至 18 岁青少年患者。每年有超过 2.3 万名青少年因机动车相关事故受伤住院，6 年间总计有 139880 人。几乎每年的总住院费用都超过 10 亿美元，中位数的住院费用超过 25000 美元。年龄较大的青少年、男孩、有骨折、内部损伤或颅内损伤的青少年，以及医疗补助/医疗保险作为支付者，与更高的住院费用和更长的住院时间相关。这些高昂的费用和住院时间给青少年、他们的家庭和医疗保健系统带来了巨大的负担。
