Motorcycles have become a mean of transportation in our rural and urban area Nigeria. This cross sectional study was conducted Abeokuta Ogun State to assess the work-related musculoskeletal disorders (WRMSDs) among motorcyclist between October 2021 January 2022 using snowball techniques. A structured modified Nordic Musculoskeletal disorder questionnaire (SNMQ) administered four hundred fifty (...

BACKGROUND High-grade blunt hepatic and/or splenic injuries (BHSI) remain a great challenge for trauma surgeons. The main aim of this study was to investigate the characteristics, mortality rates, and outcomes of high-grade BHSI in motorcyclists and car occupants hospitalized for treatment of traumatic injuries in a Level I trauma center in southern Taiwan. METHODS High-grade BHSI are defined...

Background. The ability of a pedalor motor-cycle helmet to reduce injury to the wearer in the first instance depends on its stability and retention. A helmet may be displaced or even ejected if it has been incorrectly fastened, worn, or inappropriately sized for the wearer's head. Current helmet test standards include a stability test to evaluate the sizing and likelihood of roll-off by applyin...

This study assessed the degree to which hazardous vignettes are perceived as dangerous and realistic by car drivers and motorcycle riders (Exp. 1) and whether riders could be distinguished from drivers on their performance in a commercial motorcycle simulator during safe and hazardous riding situations using the same hazards (Exp. 2). In Experiment 1, car drivers and motorcyclists received a qu...