Evaluating the effect of drunk driving on fatal injuries among vulnerable road users in Taiwan
A population-based study
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 15354587 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Hui-An Lin (Taipei Medical University Hospital, corresponding author), Cheng-Wei Chan (Taipei City Hospital), Bayu Satria Wiratama (0000-0001-9965-778X, Universitas Gadjah Mada), Ping-Ling Chen, Ping‐Ling Chen (0000-0003-2724-1739, Taipei Medical University), Ming-Heng Wang, Chung-Jen Chao (Central Police University), Wafaa Saleh (0000-0001-6552-2318, Edinburgh Napier University), Hung‐Chang Huang (Taiwan Adventist Hospital), Hung-Chang Huang, Chih‐Wei Pai (0000-0003-3143-2685, Taipei Medical University), Chih-Wei Pai |
| Year | 2022 |
| Volume | 22 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 2059-2059 |
| Publication date | 2022-11-10 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | BMC Public Health (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1471-2458 • E-ISSN: 1471-2458 |
| Publisher | BioMed Central (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1186/s12889-022-14402-3 |
| PMID | 36357850 |
| OpenAlex | W4309073942 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 80 |
Drunk driving was associated with a higher risk of fatality for all VRUs. The risk of fatal injury among motorcyclists was linearly related to the BAC of the drunk drivers. Injuries were more severe for intoxicated motorcyclists, even those with BAC ≤ 0.03%, which is within the legal limit
Case fatality rate · Confidence interval · Crash · Drunk drivers · Drunk driving · Environmental health · Injury prevention · Logistic regression · Occupational safety and health · Odds ratio · Poison control · Population · Suicide prevention · Demography · Medicine · Sleep and Work-Related Fatigue · Traffic and Road Safety · Urban Transport and Accessibility · Internal Medicine
| Citations per year | 2 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |