NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WKRN) — With some hunting seasons underway and temperatures cooling, medical professionals at Nashville trauma centers have started preparing for an increase in all-terrain vehicle crashes.
“We’ve seen an increase in these type of injuries over September, October. October has been a high month for us,” said Dr. Darrell Hunter, Trauma Director for TriStar Skyline Medical Center.
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In August, a 17-year-old was killed in Antioch when their ATV collided with an SUV. Looking beyond Tennessee, just last week the CEO of LendingTree died in a solo ATV crash in North Carolina.
“People who ride the ATVs are unprotected a lot of times, and they’re high-speed accidents, so they end with a lot of significant injuries,” Hunt explained. “…We see a lot of significant brain injuries with people unconscious when they come in. We also have had some patients who are paralyzed from their injuries.”…