Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Kendall Regional Medical Center, Miami, FL, USA.
Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Kendall Regional Medical Center, Miami, FL, USA; University of South Florida, Tampa, FL, USA.
Am J Emerg Med. 2020 Sep;38(9):1710-1714. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2020.06.006. Epub 2020 Jun 6.
Following the emergence of the COVID-19 pandemic, normal daily life in the United States (US) has changed dramatically. As the US population shifts to practice social distancing, there are undoubtedly changes in the pattern of traumatic injuries presenting to Emergency Departments across the US. This analysis aims to analyze previously undocumented trends on how the COVID-19 pandemic has changed the pattern of vehicle related injuries in selected US states.
A retrospective analysis was performed utilizing public vehicle collision data gathered from the Department of Transportation of Florida, New York, and Massachusetts from October 1, 2019 to March 31, 2020 regarding 158,341 motor vehicle collisions. Descriptive statistical analysis and linear regression was performed to investigate the counts and trends of motor vehicle collisions and injuries during the study period in order to determine what effect, if any, COVID-19 has had on the incidence and pattern of these events.
In Florida, New York, and Massachusetts, there was a general downward trend of vehicle collisions and vehicle related injuries over this time period, with statistically significant association between number of total vehicle collisions vs. date (p < 0.001), as well as number of vehicle related injuries vs. date (p < 0.001).
Incidence of vehicle collisions and vehicle related injuries have significantly decreased during the COVID-19 pandemic. The creation of improved public transport modalities and use of virtual/remote replacements for social activities could serve as long-term solutions to reduce vehicle collisions and vehicle related injuries.
随着 COVID-19 大流行的出现，美国（US）的日常生活发生了巨大变化。随着美国人口转向实行社交距离，美国各地的急诊部门创伤性损伤的模式无疑发生了变化。本分析旨在分析以前未记录的趋势，即 COVID-19 大流行如何改变了美国选定州与车辆相关的伤害模式。
利用佛罗里达州、纽约州和马萨诸塞州交通部从 2019 年 10 月 1 日至 2020 年 3 月 31 日收集的车辆碰撞公共数据，对 158,341 起机动车碰撞进行了回顾性分析。进行描述性统计分析和线性回归，以调查研究期间机动车碰撞和受伤的次数和趋势，以确定 COVID-19 对这些事件的发生和模式有何影响（如果有的话）。
在佛罗里达州、纽约州和马萨诸塞州，在此期间车辆碰撞和与车辆相关的伤害总体呈下降趋势，车辆总碰撞次数与日期之间存在统计学显著关联（p < 0.001），以及与车辆相关的伤害数量与日期之间存在统计学显著关联（p < 0.001）。
在 COVID-19 大流行期间，车辆碰撞和与车辆相关的伤害的发生率显著下降。改进公共交通模式的创建和利用虚拟/远程替代社交活动可能是减少车辆碰撞和与车辆相关的伤害的长期解决方案。
