URBAN/RURAL VARIATION IN CHILDREN'S BICYCLE-RELATED INJURIES

Bicycle related injuries are a serious health concern in Canada. The goal of this population based study was to examine childhood bicycling related injury rates, specifically head injuries, in urban and rural areas across Canada. Data was obtained from the Canadian Institute for Health Information, and it included all Canadian children (5-19 years) hospitalized because of a bicycle related injury for the period of 1994-1998. Population density was used to classify areas as 'urban', 'mixed rural', or 'rural'. Over the 4-year period, 9,650 children were hospitalized because of bicycle related injury; 1962 (21%) resided in rural areas, 1672 (18%) in mixed rural, 1583 (17%) in mixed urban areas, and the remaining 4150 (44%) in urban areas. The study concludes that children residing outside urban areas are at increased risk of hospitalization because of a bicycle related injury, both for head injuries and for other bicycle related injuries.

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• Authors:
  • Macpherson, A K
  • To, T M
  • PARKIN, P C
  • Moldofsky, B
  • WRIGHT, J G
  • Chipman, M L
  • Macarthur, C
• Publication Date: 2004-7

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 649-654
• Serial:
  • Accident Analysis & Prevention
  • Volume: 36
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0001-4575
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00014575

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Bicycle crashes; Children; Head; Injuries; Rural areas; Safety; Urban areas
• Geographic Terms: Canada
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00974782
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS, ATRI
• Created Date: Jun 15 2004 12:00AM