1. Profiling cycling trauma throughout the body with and without helmet usage in a large united states health-care network
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Shanna Elizabeth Williams, Laura Cook, Tyler Goff, Reema Kashif, Rachel Nelson, and Melissa Janse
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bicycle trauma ,cycling ,helmet ,trauma registry ,Medical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aid ,RC86-88.9 - Abstract
Background: This study aimed to characterize bodily injury patterns associated with helmet usage by comparing trauma sustained by helmeted and helmetless cyclists admitted to a large US health-care system. Materials and Methods: A prospective trauma registry associated with a large regional United States health-care network was queried for bicycle injuries resulting in hospital admission over a 5-year period. Data pertaining to helmet usage, demographics, injury description (s), Abbreviated Injury Scale score, Injury Severity Score, and hospital length of stay were collected from 140 patients treated for bicycle-related injuries. Mann–Whitney tests were performed. Results: Fifty-six of the injured cyclists were helmeted (40%) and 84 were not helmeted (60%). A significantly greater proportion of helmeted cyclists exhibited abrasions and a higher incidence of injury across all injury types (P =
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- 2020
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