Motor vehicle collision (MVC) emergency department (ED) visits and hospitalisations in Ontario during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Adrian SammyAlexia MedeirosBrice BatomenLinda RothmanM Anne HarrisDaniel W HarringtonColin MacarthurSarah A RichmondPublished in: Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention (2024)
We observed fewer vehicle occupant and pedestrian collision injuries than expected during the pandemic. By contrast, we observed more cycling injuries than expected, especially in cycling injuries not involving motor vehicles. These observations may be attributable to changes in transportation patterns during the pandemic and increased uptake of recreational cycling.