Analysis of Fetal Death Rates from Automobile Crashes
Authors
Manoogian SJ and Duma SM
Publication
52nd Annual Proceedings of the Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine, Oct., San Diego, California. 2008
Abstract
According to the Center for Disease Control, 25,600 fetal deaths occurred in the United States in 2002 from all causes. The exact incidence of fetal deaths that occur from trauma during motor vehicle crashes (MVCs) is not well documented. Current literature estimates come from various methods that indicate the number of fetal deaths per year from motor vehicle trauma can be as low as 92 or as high as 4800. The objective of this study is to analyze all previous estimates of fetal loss rates from motor vehicle trauma and to determine a more accurate range that represents all of the various methods in the literature.
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