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

André Nohl, Christine Seelmann, Robert Roenick, Tobias Ohmann, Rolf Lefering, Bastian Brune, Veronika Weichert, Marcel Dudda and The TraumaRegister Dgu
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André Nohl: Department of Emergency Medicine, BG Klinikum Duisburg, 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
Veronika Weichert: Helicopter Emergency Medical Service (HEMS), 47249 Duisburg, Germany
Marcel Dudda: Department of Trauma, Hand and Reconstructive Surgery, University Hospital Essen, 45147 Essen, Germany
The TraumaRegister Dgu: Committee on Emergency Medicine, Intensive Care and Trauma Management (Sektion NIS) of the German Trauma Society (DGU), 10623 Berlin, Germany

IJERPH, 2021, vol. 18, issue 24, 1-8

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.

Keywords: DST; daylight saving time; major trauma (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I I1 I3 Q Q5 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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