• Jia Ying Ang, Belinda Gabbe, Peter Cameron, and Ben Beck.
• School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
• Emerg Med Australas. 2019 Oct 1; 31 (5): 851-855.

ObjectiveNon-fatal injuries sustained from animal-vehicle collisions are a globally under-recognised road safety issue, with limited data on these crash types. The present study aimed to quantify the number and causes of major trauma events resulting from animal-vehicle collisions.MethodsThe study was a retrospective analysis of major trauma cases occurring in Victoria, Australia, between 2007 and 2016, using data from the population-based Victorian State Trauma Registry. To identify animal-vehicle collisions, Victorian State Trauma Registry injury codes were combined with text-mining of the text description of the injury event.ResultsOver the 10 year period, there were 152 major trauma patients who were admitted to Victorian trauma-receiving hospitals due to vehicle collisions with animals. The crude population-based incidence rate for animal-vehicle collisions increased by 6.7% per year (incidence rate ratio 1.07; 95% confidence interval 1.01-1.13; P = 0.02).ConclusionDevelopment of systematic recording methods of animal-vehicle collisions will improve reporting of these crash types to assist future studies in implementing effective countermeasures.© 2019 Australasian College for Emergency Medicine.

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