Injury
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Observational Study
Cycling related traumatic brain injury requiring intensive care: association with non-helmet wearing in young people.
Traumatic injury is the leading cause of death in children after infancy. Almost 25% of all cyclists killed in the UK are children, and two thirds of these will die because of their head injuries. We compared the population of young people wearing helmets whilst cycling, to those admitted with serious post cycling head injuries to our paediatric critical care unit. ⋯ Young people admitted to a Critical Care Unit with cycling related head trauma are statistically significantly less likely to wear a helmet than the general, age matched cycling population. Helmet wearing decreases as children get older. Outcomes were mixed, but in the head trauma group only 3/18 recovered with no neurological deficit.
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Editorial Historical Article
Injury scoring: Then, now, and into the 21st century.