TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1997//
TI  - Injuries to bicyclists in Wuhan, People's Republic of China
JO  - American journal of public health
A1  - Baker, Susan Pardee
A1  - Li, Guohua
SP  - 1049
EP  - 1052
VL  - 87
IS  - 6
N2  - 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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SN  - 0090-0036
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
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