RESEARCH ARTICLE
Trauma Mechanisms and Injuries Associated with Go-Karting
Hasan H. Eker#, Esther M.M Van Lieshout#, *, Dennis Den Hartog, Inger B Schipper§
Article Information
Identifiers and Pagination:
Year: 2010Volume: 4
First Page: 107
Last Page: 110
Publisher ID: TOORTHJ-4-107
DOI: 10.2174/1874325001004010107
Article History:
Received Date: 16/11/2009Revision Received Date: 5/12/2009
Acceptance Date: 25/12/2009
Electronic publication date: 17/2/2010

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Abstract
Annually, approximately 600 patients seek medical attention after go-kart accidents in the Netherlands. A large variability in injury patterns can be encountered. Knowledge of the trauma mechanisms of go-kart accidents and insight into the associated injuries is limited and requires improvement. Such additional knowledge may lead to customized trauma protocols for patients with a high index of suspicion on go-kart injuries. Research into trauma mechanisms may also lead to implementation of improved or additional safety measures for go-karting, involving both the go-karts itself as well as prerequisites to the go-kart tracks and qualifications for the drivers. The main trauma mechanisms involved in gokart accidents, and three cases to illustrate the variety of injuries are described in the current manuscript.