Off-Road Vehicle Trauma in Southern California: Association With the Social Vulnerability Index
< .001). Injury severity did not differ across SVI categories based on ISS, GCS, or AIS.ConclusionOff-road vehicle-related injuries disproportionately affect highly vulnerable communities, despite similar injury severity across all SVI categories in Southern California. This highlights the need for targeted injury-prevention programs and provides a foundation for future investigations into SVI and ORV-related morbidity.
Authors
- Hannah Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-2313-5672)
- Sa Lay Wah
- Katienne Yau (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7889-0643)
- Martin Rosenthal (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6014-6050)
- Ji Liang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9295-2345)
- Maryam B. Tabrizi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2083-0162)
- Arsalan Javid
- Tandis Soltani
- Peace Ayoade
- Ryan Kenney (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-9556-6695)
- Joyce McRae
- Kennedy Magner
- Seth Wiafe
Institutions
- Loma Linda University (US)
- Loma Linda University Health Care (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- The American Surgeon
- Published
- 2026-05-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/00031348261448908
- Primary Topic
- Traffic and Road Safety
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00