Barancik J I, Fife D
Accid Anal Prev. 1985 Apr;17(2):147-54. doi: 10.1016/0001-4575(85)90017-x.
People injured in motor vehicle traffic crashes were identified from a population-representative incidence sample of hospital emergency department visits. Matched police reports of crashes were sought in official state records of motor vehicle traffic crashes. Of the emergency department cases, 55% had matched police reports. The frequency of matched reports was highest for drivers (74%), people transported to the hospital by emergency vehicle (69%), and those requiring hospital admission (74%). The frequency was lowest for people younger than 16 years (28%), people injured as occupants of vehicles other than passenger cars (24%), medicaid recipients (33%), and nonresidents of the study region (40%). Motor vehicle traffic injuries are undercounted in police-reported statistics. For many groups, police reporting is less than 50% of the cases identified through emergency departments. The likelihood that a case of motor vehicle traffic injury will have a matched police report depends on demographic, social and crash factors as well as on injury severity.
在医院急诊科就诊的具有人群代表性的发病样本中，识别出机动车交通事故受伤者。在官方的机动车交通事故州记录中查找与之匹配的警方事故报告。在急诊科病例中，55%有匹配的警方报告。匹配报告的频率在驾驶员中最高（74%），乘坐急救车送往医院的人（69%），以及需要住院治疗的人（74%）。频率最低的是16岁以下的人（28%），乘坐非乘用车受伤的人（24%），医疗补助接受者（33%），以及研究区域的非居民（40%）。警方报告的统计数据中，机动车交通伤害存在漏报情况。对于许多群体来说，警方报告的案件不到通过急诊科识别出的案件的50%。机动车交通伤害案件有匹配警方报告的可能性取决于人口统计学、社会和事故因素以及伤害严重程度。
