Trauma and motorcyclists; born to be wild, bound to be injured?

Injury

Volumn 38, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1131-1138

  Hinds, John D ^a   Allen, Gareth ^b   Morris, Craig G ^c  

^a ROYAL VICTORIA HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b ALTNAGELVIN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c DERBYSHIRE ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Airway; Helmet; Injury; Leathers; Motorcycle; Prevention; Speed hump; Trauma

Indexed keywords

COCHRANE LIBRARY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HELMET; HUMAN; INJURY; MEDLINE; MOTORCYCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SPINE INJURY; THORACIC SPINAL CORD; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; BLOOD CIRCULATION; EMERGENCY MEDICINE; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FRACTURES, BONE; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; INTUBATION; MOTORCYCLES; MULTIPLE TRAUMA; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING;

EID: 34848823103     PISSN: 00201383     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.injury.2007.06.012     Document Type: Review

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