The current injury situation of bicyclists - A medical and technical crash analysis

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 62, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 1118-1122

  Richter, Martinus ^a,d   Otte, Dietmar ^b   Haasper, Carl ^b   Knobloch, Karsten ^b   Probst, Christian ^b   Westhoff, Joern ^c   Sommer, Kirsten ^b   Krettek, Christian ^b  

^a Medical Clinic II   (Germany)

^b HANNOVER MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^c GOETHE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Germany)

^d KLINIKUM COBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bicycle helmet; Bicyclist; Injury severity; Passive car safety; Vehicular trauma

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; CAR; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEAD INJURY; HELMET; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INJURY SCALE; INJURY SEVERITY; LIMB INJURY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; MOTOR VEHICLE; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RURAL AREA; SEX RATIO; SPORT INJURY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TRAFFIC SAFETY; URBAN AREA; VELOCITY;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BICYCLING; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RISK FACTORS; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES;

EID: 34248332171     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: 15298809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000221060.78894.cb     Document Type: Article

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