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Impact of DST (Daylight Saving Time) on Major Trauma: A European Cohort Study

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  • André Nohl

    (Department of Emergency Medicine, BG Klinikum Duisburg, 47249 Duisburg, Germany
    Emergency Medical Services, Fire Brigade Oberhausen, 46047 Oberhausen, Germany
    Department of Trauma, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany
    Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS), 47249 Duisburg, Germany)

  • Christine Seelmann

    (Research Department, BG Klinikum Duisburg, 47249 Duisburg, Germany)

  • Robert Roenick

    (Clinic for Arthroscopic Surgery, Sports Traumatology and Sports Medicine, BG Klinikum, 47249 Duisburg, Germany)

  • Tobias Ohmann

    (Research Department, BG Klinikum Duisburg, 47249 Duisburg, Germany)

  • Rolf Lefering

    (Institute for Research in Operative Medicine (IFOM), University of Witten/Herdecke, 51109 Cologne, Germany)

  • Bastian Brune

    (Department of Trauma, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany
    Emergency Medical Services, Fire Brigade Essen, 45139 Essen, Germany)

  • Veronika Weichert

    (Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS), 47249 Duisburg, Germany
    Department of Trauma Surgery, BG Klinikum Duisburg, 47249 Duisburg, Germany)

  • Marcel Dudda

    (Department of Trauma, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany
    Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS), 47249 Duisburg, Germany
    Emergency Medical Services, Fire Brigade Essen, 45139 Essen, Germany
    Department of Trauma Surgery, BG Klinikum Duisburg, 47249 Duisburg, Germany)

  • The TraumaRegister DGU

    (Committee on Emergency Medicine, Intensive Care and Trauma Management (Sektion NIS) of the German Trauma Society (DGU), 10623 Berlin, Germany
    A.N. and R.L. are members of the Committee on Emergency Medicine, Intensive Care and Trauma Management (Sektion NIS) of the German Trauma Society (DGU).)

Abstract

(1) Background: Approximately 73 countries worldwide implemented a daylight saving time (DST) policy: setting their clocks forward in spring and back in fall. The main purpose of this practice is to save electricity. The aim of the present study was to find out how DST affects the incidence and impact of seriously injured patients. (2) Methods: In a retrospective, multi-center study, we used the data recorded in the TraumaRegister DGU ® (TR-DGU) between 2003 and 2017 from Germany, Switzerland, and Austria. We compared the included cases 1 week before and after DST. (3) Results: After DST from standard time to summertime, we found an increased incidence of accidents of motorcyclists up to 51.58%. The result is consistent with other studies. (4) Conclusion: However, our results should be interpreted as a tendency. Other influencing factors, such as time of day and weather conditions, were not considered.

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  • André Nohl & Christine Seelmann & Robert Roenick & Tobias Ohmann & Rolf Lefering & Bastian Brune & Veronika Weichert & Marcel Dudda & The TraumaRegister DGU, 2021. "Impact of DST (Daylight Saving Time) on Major Trauma: A European Cohort Study," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(24), pages 1-8, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:24:p:13322-:d:705053
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