Road traffic injuries in one local health unit in the Lazio region: results of a surveillance system integrating police and health data

Table 2 Position of injured persons and health outcomes by type of vehicle involved in the accidents – LHU Rome B year 2003

Car
POSITION	Emergency department admissions (EDA)		Red and yellow triage code		Hospital admissions		Deaths
	N	%	N	% on EDA	N	% on EDA	N	% on EDA
Driver	1198	68.3	110	9.2	118	9.8	8	0.7
Passenger	337	19.2	20	5.9	29	8.6	2	0.6
Pedestrian	220	12.5	74	33.6	82	37.3	12	5.5
TOTAL	1755	100.0	204	11.6	229	13.0	22	1.3
Lorry
POSITION	Emergency department admissions (EDA)		Red and yellow triage code		Hospital admissions		Deaths
	N	%	N	% on EDA	N	% on EDA	N	% on EDA
Driver	100	71.9	29	29.0	21	21.0	2	2.0
Passenger	27	19.4	5	18.5	4	14.8	1	3.7
Pedestrian	12	8.6	5	41.7	4	33.3	1	8.3
TOTAL	139	100.0	39	28.1	29	20.9	4	2.9
Two-wheelers including bicycle
POSITION	Emergency department admissions (EDA)		Red and yellow triage code		Hospital admissions		Deaths
	N	%	N	% on EDA	N	% on EDA	N	% on EDA
Driver	1279	86.9	297	23.2	245	19.2	13	1.0
Passenger	78	5.3	13	16.7	10	12.8	1	1.3
Pedestrian	87	5.9	24	27.6	24	27.6	3	3.4
Cyclist	28	1.9	10	35.7	10	35.7	1	3.6
TOTAL	1472	100.0	344	23.4	289	19.6	18	1.2

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