BICYCLE ACCIDENTS BY OLD PEOPLE AND THE LONG-TERM CONSEQUENCES
FIETSONGEVALLEN BIJ 50-PLUSSERS EN DE LANGE TERMIJN GEVOLGEN
This study reports the results of a survey about the causes and long-term consequences in patients of 50 years-of-age and older (N=329) who attended the emergency ward at the University Hospital Groningen for treatment of their injuries due to bicycle accidents. Female predominance was observed across all age levels. The majority (28.6%) of the injuries was located at the upper limbs, followed by the head/face (25.8%). It was shown that with increasing age the percentage clinical treatment (hospital stay) also raised, indicating that older persons had more severe injuries than people in younger age groups. The long-term financial consequences of indirect medical costs were on the average 2600 Dutch guilder per patient. 2 years after the accident about 28% of the patients had still psychological problems. For the covering abstract of the report see IRRD 877138.
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Corporate Authors:
Academisch Ziekenhuis Groningen
P.O. Box 30001
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Authors:
- Kingma, J
- DUURSMA, N
- Publication Date: 1995-10
Language
- Dutch
Media Info
- Features: References;
- Pagination: p. 23-34
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Serial:
- FIETSONGEVALLEN
- Issue Number: RESEARCH REPORT #950
- Publisher: Academisch Ziekenhuis Groningen
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Age; Aged; Crash severity; Crashes; Cyclists; Females; Head; Hip; Hospitals; Human beings; Injuries; Injury severity; Leg; Statistics; Time duration; Traffic
- Uncontrolled Terms: Long term
- Geographic Terms: Netherlands
- ITRD Terms: 1643: Accident; 1757: Age; 1742: Cyclist; 2003: Hip (human); 2177: Hospital; 2163: Injury; 2023: Leg (human); 9110: Long term; 1787: Man; 8078: Netherlands; 1746: Old people; 1623: Severity (accid, injury); 6555: Statistics; 755: Traffic; 1788: Woman
- Subject Areas: Data and Information Technology; Operations and Traffic Management; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00722988
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Institute for Road Safety Research, SWOV
- ISBN: 90-75191-08-1
- Files: ITRD
- Created Date: Jul 26 1996 12:00AM