Increase in Motor Vehicle Crash Severity: An Unforeseen Consequence of COVID-19

Elinore J. Kaufman, Daniel N. Holena, George Koenig, Niels D. Martin, George O. Maish, Benjamin Moran, Asanthi Ratnasekera, Stanislaw P. Stawicki, Marie Timinski, Joshua B. Brown

The American Surgeon · 2021 · 19 citations · 11 references

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Abstract

Stay-at-home orders issued in response to the COVID-19 pandemic in Pennsylvania were associated with significant changes in MVC incidence and severity. Identifying such changes may inform resource allocation decisions during future pandemics or SAH events.

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