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News, Reviews, and Articles on Bicycle Related Injuries
Increasing Severity Of Bicycle Injuries Leads To Concerns About Cycling Infrastructure Oct 18, 2009
18, 2007) Researchers concluded that bicycle-related injuries among US children may be a more significant public health concern than first thought. Children and adolescents aged 20 years and younger comprise. (Science Daily)
National Bike Safety Month May 22, 2009
Children are at particularly high risk for bicycle-related injuries. In 2001, children 15 years and younger accounted for 59 percent of all bicycle-related injuries seen in US emergency departments and one in eight of those injuries are head injuries. (Burlington Union, MA)
Survivor, expert agree: Helmets save lives Apr 1, 2009
Children were not wearing a helmet in 90 percent of bicycle-related injuries, 74 percent of ATV injuries, 63 percent of skiing injuries and 100 percent of sledding injuries, she said. All those who died were not wearing helmets at the time of the injury, Lombard said, adding that the average age of injury for children was 12. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)
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