Analysis of Injuries Resulting from Use of Non-traditional Vehicles

The expanding use of non-traditional vehicles has led to increasing trends of injuries and admissions to hospitals in many countries. Since these vehicles represent a new mode of transportation, the impact of their use is not clear due to limited number of studies that have been conducted, especially in Canada with its unique environments and settings. As a result, there is a great need for describing these sorts of injuries, their hosts, and the mechanisms of injury, since their prevention may require differing strategies. Using traffic collision data, this research project will examine the characteristics of injuries related to non-traditional vehicles and identify risk factors, which will serve as a basis for developing a model to predict injury risk and severity. The project aims to provide the knowledge base for strategies that ultimately aim to reduce these injuries, and so not only help people in the population served, but also help the organization itself by reducing the number of traumatized people it cares for and the associated costs to the organization.

Faculty Supervisor:

Jennifer Brooks

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Partner:

St. Michael's Hospital (Unity Health)

Discipline:

Sociology

Sector:

Health and Related Sciences & Technology

University:

University of Toronto

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