Costs of Injuries Resulting from Motorcycle Crashes:
A Literature Review
Appendix D
Motorcycle Injury Cost Search Terms

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Keywords
(use a combination of following terms)

motorcycle*

motorcycle trauma/injury/accident/crash

accident* or injur* or crash* or trauma

helmet* or head protection device*

motorcycle helmet law* or helmet use legislation or helmet use law

helmeted motorcyclist* or unhelmeted motorcyclist* or nonhelmeted (riders/patients/cyclists)

protective gear

leather

health care cost* or medical cost* or economic impact or economic evaluation

injury cost* or hospitalization cost*

medical impact/financial impact

disability

uninsured patients or insurance status

rider education or rider training

fuel tanks or petrol tanks

MEDLINE Subject Headings
(use combination of following terms and subheadings)

motorcycles/economics/legislation & jurisprudence

head protection devices/utilization

clothing

wounds and injuries/economics/prevention & control/epidemiology

head injuries/economics

neck injuries

facial injuries

brain injuries

arm injuries

leg injuries

skull fractures

multiple trauma

accidents, traffic/economics

hospitalization/economics

length of stay

health care costs

costs and cost analysis

cost control

medically uninsured

injury severity score

disablement evaluation

disabled persons

equipment design

TRIS Subject Headings
(These terms are not "controlled vocabulary." Use in Title and Subject field, and in combination with appropriate keywords.)

motorcycle

motorcyclist

motorcycles

motorcycle drivers

motorcycle accidents

motorcycle operator injuries

accident

injury

collision

cost

cost effectiveness

medical costs

cost saving

accident costs

economic benefits

social costs

indirect costs

helmets

headgear laws

crash helmet

injury

injuries

injury severity

head injuries

injury prevention

disability