TWO-WHEELER INJURIES IN DELHI, INDIA: A STUDY OF CRASH VICTIMS HOSPITALIZED IN A NEURO SURGERY WARD
The motorized two-wheeler population has increased in Delhi by more than 300% in the last decade. Bicyclists and motorcyclists accounted for 244 traffic accident deaths in Delhi in 1980. The present study was undertaken to determine the head injury patterns of two-wheeler riders admitted to a hospital in Delhi. A total of 87 crash victims were studied over a period of one year. The results indicate that collision patterns, age distribution, average injury severity and driving experience of patients admitted were different from those reported in studies conducted in industrialized countries. A vast majority of the injuries were in temporal, parietal and facial areas. Injury data indicated that helmets when used are effective in preventing or ameliorating head injury. (Author/TRRL)
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Pergamon Press, Incorporated
Headington Hill Hall
Oxford OX30BW, -
Authors:
- Mishra, B K
- Banerji, A K
- Mohan, D
- Publication Date: 1984-10-11
Media Info
- Features: Figures; References; Tables;
- Pagination: p. 407-416
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Serial:
- Accident Analysis & Prevention
- Volume: 16
- Issue Number: 5-6
- Publisher: Elsevier
- ISSN: 0001-4575
- Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00014575
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Age; Crashes; Cyclists; Developing countries; Driving; Economic efficiency; Fatalities; Head; Helmets; Hospitals; Injuries; Injury severity; Motor skills; Motorcyclists; Protective clothing; Two wheeled vehicles; Urban areas
- Uncontrolled Terms: Efficiency; Head injuries; Use
- Geographic Terms: India
- ITRD Terms: 1757: Age; 1631: Collision; 1687: Crash helmet; 1742: Cyclist; 150: Developing countries; 5911: Efficiency; 8045: India; 2163: Injury; 1752: Motorcyclist; 1623: Severity (accid, injury); 2205: Skill (road user); 313: Urban area; 9084: Use
- Subject Areas: Economics; Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors; I84: Personal Injuries;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00399834
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Transport Research Laboratory
- Report/Paper Numbers: HS-038 783
- Files: HSL, ITRD, TRIS
- Created Date: Jan 31 1986 12:00AM