Bicycle Injuries in Children. Issue 5885 (20th October 1973)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Craft, A. W.; Shaw, D. A.; Cartlidge, N. E. F.
• Is Part Of: BMJ. Volume 4:Issue 5885(1973)
• Page Start: 146
• Page End: 147
• Publication Date: 1973-10-20
• Subjects: Medicine -- Periodicals; Medicine -- Periodicals; Medicine; Periodicals; 610
• DOI: 10.1136/bmj.4.5885.146
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0007-1447

Abstract

Abstract : An analysis of 405 bicycle accidents in children under 15 years of age resulting in their attendance at hospital has shown that those having accidents while riding modern "high-rise" bicycles suffered head injury and bone fracture and required hospital admission more frequently than did those riding conventional models. "High-rise" accidents tended to occur on newly acquired and borrowed machines, suggesting that lack of experience of the handling properties of these bicycles may be a factor in the causation of accidents.