239 Mortality of Motor Vehicle Accidents by Elderly Drivers: A Nationwide Hospital-Based Registry in Japan

Japan is the leading aging country, and motor vehicle accidents (MVAs) by elderly drivers have been exceedingly increasing in recent years. However, there were no clinical studies evaluating the impact of MVAs by elderly drivers in Japan. We aimed to assess the MVA incidence and outcomes by elderly drivers, especially by those aged >=75 years who were transported to emergency department and registered in the Japan Trauma Data Bank.

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