Epidemiology of Nonfatal Bicycle Injuries Presenting to United States Emergency Departments, 2001-2008

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作者
Chen, William S. [1 ,4 ]
Dunn, Roger Y. [1 ]
Chen, Allison J. [1 ,2 ,3 ,5 ]
Linakis, James G. [1 ,2 ,3 ]
机构
[1] Rhode Isl Hosp, Injury Prevent Ctr, Providence, RI 02903 USA
[2] Brown Univ, Alpert Med Sch, Dept Emergency Med, Providence, RI 02912 USA
[3] Brown Univ, Alpert Med Sch, Dept Pediat, Providence, RI 02912 USA
[4] Stanford Univ, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
[5] Brown Univ, Program Liberal Med Educ, Providence, RI 02912 USA
关键词
HEAD-INJURY; HELMET USE; RISK;
D O I
10.1111/acem.12146
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R4 [临床医学];
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1002 ; 100602 ;
摘要
Objectives The purpose of this study was to describe the epidemiology of bicycle-related injuries presenting to United States emergency departments (EDs). Methods The National Electronic Injury Surveillance System All Injury Program (NEISS-AIP) database was used to derive national, weighted estimates of nonfatal ED visits for bicycle-related injuries by patient age, sex, diagnosis, injured body part, locale of incident, traffic-relatedness of incident, and month of incident. Results Males accounted for 73% of all bicycle-related injury ED visits. Patients aged 10 to 14years represented the 5-year age interval with the highest rate of bicycle injury visits (488 per 10,000). Fifty-six percent of ED visits for bicycle-related injuries came from cyclists who were riding on the street, with increased street ridership in those who were older than 15years, and 99.7% of all patient injuries occurring on the street (as opposed to other locations) were related to motor vehicle collisions (MVCs). The head and face were the most injured body parts in the overall population. In addition, the largest proportion of head injuries, relative to total injuries in the age group, occurred in the very young (0 to 4years) and elderly (65+years) populations. The leading rider injury diagnoses were contusion, abrasions, and hematomas. The incidence of bicycle-related injuries peaked in the month of July. Conclusions The study identified the characteristics of bicycle-related injuries across various age groups of riders. This information will aid in developing more effective age-appropriate injury prevention strategies. The frequency of MVC-related injuries deserves attention and suggests the need to examine strategies for limiting interactions between moving vehicles and bicyclists. Resumen Epidemiologia de la Lesiones No Fatales en Bicicleta que consultaron en los Servicios Urgencias de Estados Unidos entre 2001 y 2008 Objetivos El proposito de este estudio fue describir la epidemiologia de las lesiones relacionadas con la bicicleta en los servicios de urgencias (SU) de Estados Unidos. Metodologia La base de datos del National Electronic Injury Surveillance System All Injury Program se utilizo para derivar las estimaciones de visitas al SU por lesiones no fatales relacionadas con la bicicleta segun la edad del paciente, el sexo, el diagnostico, la parte del cuerpo de la lesion, la localizacion del incidente, la relacion del incidente con aspectos del trafico y el mes del incidente. Resultados Los hombres explicaron el 73% de todas las visitas de lesion relacionada con la bicicleta en el SU. La edad del paciente de 10 a 14 anos represento el intervalo de 5 anos de edad con el mayor porcentaje de vistas por lesion de bicicleta (488 por 10,000). El 56% de las visitas al SU por lesiones relacionadas con la bicicleta vino de ciclistas que estaban yendo por la calle. Entre estos, habia un incremento de pacientes mayores de 15 anos; y el 99,7% de todos los pacientes lesionados fue por colision relacionada con un vehiculo de motor. La cabeza y la cara fueron las partes del cuerpo mas lesionadas en toda la poblacion. Ademas, la mayor proporcion de lesiones en la cabeza en relacion al total de lesiones por grupo de edad, ocurrio en los mas jovenes (0 a 4 anos) y en la poblacion anciana (>65 anos). Los principales diagnosticos fueron la contusion, las abrasiones y los hematomas. La incidencia de lesiones de bicicleta tuvo un maximo en el mes de julio. Conclusions El estudio identifico las caracteristicas de las lesiones relacionadas con la bicicleta en varios grupos de edad de ciclistas. Esta informacion ayudara en el desarrollo de estrategias mas efectivas de prevencion de lesiones segun los grupos de edad. La frecuencia de las lesiones relacionadas con la colision con vehiculos de motor merece atencion, y sugiere la necesidad de examinar estrategias para limitar las interacciones entre los vehiculos en circulacion y las bicicletas.
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