Cycling injuries and alcohol
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Airaksinen , N K , Nurmi-Lüthje , I S , Kataja , J M , Kröger , H P J & Lüthje , P M J 2018 , ' Cycling injuries and alcohol ' , Injury , vol. 49 , no. 5 , pp. 945-952 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.injury.2018.03.002
| Title: | Cycling injuries and alcohol |
| Author: | Airaksinen, Noora K.; Nurmi-Lüthje, Ilona S.; Kataja, J. Matti; Kröger, Heikki P. J.; Lüthje, Peter M. J. |
| Contributor organization: | Clinicum Department of Public Health University of Helsinki |
| Date: | 2018-05 |
| Language: | eng |
| Number of pages: | 8 |
| Belongs to series: | Injury |
| ISSN: | 0020-1383 |
| DOI: | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.injury.2018.03.002 |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/10138/302400 |
| Abstract: | Background: Most of the cycling accidents that occur in Finland do not end up in the official traffic accident statistics. Thus, there is minimal information on these accidents and their consequences, particularly in cases in which alcohol was involved. The focus of the present study is on cycling accidents and injuries involving alcohol in particular. Methods: Data on patients visiting the emergency department at North Kymi Hospital because of a cycling accident was prospectively collected for two years, from June 1, 2004 to May 31, 2006. Blood alcohol concentration (BAC) was measured on admission with a breath analyser. The severity of the cycling injuries was classified according to the Abbreviated Injury Scale (AIS). Results: A total of 217 cycling accidents occurred. One third of the injured cyclists were involved with alcohol at the time of visiting the hospital. Of these, 85% were males. A blood alcohol concentration of Conclusions: Cyclists involved with alcohol were, in most cases, heavily intoxicated and were not wearing a bicycle helmet. Head injuries were more common among these cyclists than among sober cyclists. As cycling continues to increase, it is important to monitor cycling accidents, improve the accident statistics and heighten awareness of the risks of head injuries when cycling under the influence of alcohol. (c) 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. |
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Cycling
Alcohol Injury Injury severity Risk of head injury Treatment of injury Cost MILD HEAD-INJURY BICYCLE INJURIES HELMET USE SEVERITY SCORE BRAIN-INJURY TRAUMA INTERVENTION CONSUMPTION ACCIDENTS PEOPLE 3121 General medicine, internal medicine and other clinical medicine 3126 Surgery, anesthesiology, intensive care, radiology 3142 Public health care science, environmental and occupational health |
| Peer reviewed: | Yes |
| Usage restriction: | openAccess |
| Self-archived version: | publishedVersion |
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