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Introduction <p>The TraumaRegister DGU® of the German Society for Trauma Surgery (TR-DGU) has been collecting data on seriously injured persons for decades. Based on a&#xa0;few key data points about the accident, far-reaching insights into accident epidemiology can be derived. The present evaluation refers to traffic accident victims, who account for about half of all seriously injured persons in the register.</p> Method <p>For a&#xa0;10-year period (2015–2024) information on the accident victims (age, gender), the circumstances of the accident and the time of admission to hospital (date, time) was extracted from the TR-DGU. Only patients who were primarily admitted to and treated in a&#xa0;German trauma center and who met the criteria of the registry’s population base were considered.</p> Results <p>The analysis is based on 121,534 accident victims with an average age of 47.4 years and 71% were male. Car occupants were the largest subgroup (39%), followed by motorcyclists (25%), cyclists (22%) and pedestrians (10%). The proportion of male accident victims was almost always greater than the female proportion and in the 16–71 years age group it was more than twice as high. In relation to the German population 18-year-olds have the highest incidence with 40&#xa0;per 100,000 per year. On weekends, 10–20% more people are involved in accidents and during the day the rate is highest in the late afternoon (4–6&#xa0;p.m.). The number of accidents is about twice as high in the summer months as in winter, which is mainly due to 2‑wheeled vehicles. Other external factors such as a full moon or Friday the 13th&#xa0;have no effect on the number of serious injuries.</p> Summary <p>With just a&#xa0;few details about the person, the time and the mechanism of traffic accident victims, it is possible to identify areas that lead to more accidents. These findings can also be effectively used for prevention purposes.</p>

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Warum Sie an einem Wochenende im Sommer nicht abends mit einem jungen Mann auf dem Motorrad nach Hause fahren sollten – Verkehrsepidemiologie mit dem TraumaRegister DGU®

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    2026年3月18日

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  • Rolf Lefering,
  • Stefan Huber,
  • Sebastian Imach

摘要

Introduction

The TraumaRegister DGU® of the German Society for Trauma Surgery (TR-DGU) has been collecting data on seriously injured persons for decades. Based on a few key data points about the accident, far-reaching insights into accident epidemiology can be derived. The present evaluation refers to traffic accident victims, who account for about half of all seriously injured persons in the register.

Method

For a 10-year period (2015–2024) information on the accident victims (age, gender), the circumstances of the accident and the time of admission to hospital (date, time) was extracted from the TR-DGU. Only patients who were primarily admitted to and treated in a German trauma center and who met the criteria of the registry’s population base were considered.

Results

The analysis is based on 121,534 accident victims with an average age of 47.4 years and 71% were male. Car occupants were the largest subgroup (39%), followed by motorcyclists (25%), cyclists (22%) and pedestrians (10%). The proportion of male accident victims was almost always greater than the female proportion and in the 16–71 years age group it was more than twice as high. In relation to the German population 18-year-olds have the highest incidence with 40 per 100,000 per year. On weekends, 10–20% more people are involved in accidents and during the day the rate is highest in the late afternoon (4–6 p.m.). The number of accidents is about twice as high in the summer months as in winter, which is mainly due to 2‑wheeled vehicles. Other external factors such as a full moon or Friday the 13th have no effect on the number of serious injuries.

Summary

With just a few details about the person, the time and the mechanism of traffic accident victims, it is possible to identify areas that lead to more accidents. These findings can also be effectively used for prevention purposes.