Bicycle accidents and injuries: a pilot study comparing hospital- and police-reported data.

摘要: Bicycle accident and injury data collected by two different samples of North Carolina hospital emergency rooms during the summers 1985 1986 are examined compared with state police-reported bicycle for same time periods. Of 649 room treated bicyclists, 62% were children aged 5-14 70% male. Nineteen percent riders suffered moderate or worse injuries (AIS greater than equal to 2), 6% hospitalized. In contrast, less half accidents involved under 15 years age, 85% male, two-thirds injury. Whereas virtually all a motor vehicle, fifth cases did. Only 10% duplicated on files. It is estimated that 800 ages 0-19 hospitalized annually in bicycle-related injuries, an additional 13,300 receive treatment.