Injuries to Bicyclists in Wuhan, People's Republic of China

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Journal Am J Public Health

Specialty Public Health

Date 1997 Jun 1

PMID 9224197

Citations 5

Authors

G Li

S P Baker

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Abstract

Objectives: This study examined the morbidity and mortality from bicycling injuries in Wuhan, China.

Methods: Police department data for the year 1993 complemented by data from emergency room interviews were analyzed.

Results: The death rate from bicycling injuries was estimated as 2.2 per 100000 population, more than seven times the rate for the United States. At least 79% of the fatalities and 17% of the emergency room cases sustained head injuries, the majority (71%) of which resulted from contact of the head with the concrete or asphalt road. None of the patients was wearing a helmet at the time of injury, and helmet use among the general bicyclist population was nonexistent.

Conclusions: Bicycle-related head injury is an important public health issue in China. The effectiveness of safety helmets in developing countries needs to be evaluated.

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