This study describes the injury frequency and injuries in detail for motorcycle drivers on German roads involved in traffic accidents and comparing the analysis with the whole group of all kinds of motorized two-wheelers. The study is based on documented accidents by GIDAS (German InDepth-Accident Study). The current situation on injury frequencies on different body areas and the severity of su...

This study examines the accident characteristics of injured motorcyclists in Malaysia. The aim of this study is to identify the characteristics of motorcyclists who are at higher fatality risk and subsequently be the targeted group for the fatality-reduction countermeasures. A total of 412 motorcycle crash victims with serious or fatal injuries were analysed. The results showed that the injured...

We appreciate the comments made by Dr. Sabour about our manuscript. We agree that the term ‘prediction’ can be misleading. We used the term as a general one, since our study employed an explanatory rather than a predictive model.1 We estimated which factors were associated with an unfavorable outcome (defined as a Glasgow outcome scale ≤4) rather than predicting the prognosis of individual pati...

INTRODUCTION traffic accidents are one of the main causes of death and disability, with motorcyclists representing the great majority of both the victims and the perpetrators. OBJECTIVE this work studied the characteristics of motorcyclists injured in accidents involving motorcycles and automobiles. METHOD this study sought to interview 100 motorcyclists who had been injured in collisions b...

The trauma caused by motorcycle accidents affects a large number of victims and is a serious public health problem in Brazil. This documental study was performed with a quantitative approach with the objective to raise epidemiological data from 554 motorcycle accident victims assisted in September and October 2006 in a referral center for trauma of Sergipe. The result analysis shows a predomina...

Motorcycles have become a popular form of transportation in the United States. Since 1961, motorcycle registrations have increased at nearly four times the rate of all other vehicles . In 1977, motorcycle registrations in this country passed five million. In the same year about 500,000 motorcycles were involved in accidents, resulting in about 4,000 deaths and 400,000 injuries (1). Motorcycles ...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The functional outcome of traumatic brain injury (TBI) varies widely. The aim of this study was to identify the factors predicting outcome following TBI. METHODS We prospectively enrolled acute TBI patients, and assessed them clinically and radiologically using brain magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Functional outcome was measured using the Glasgow Outcome Scale (GOS) ...

We studied motorcycle-related injuries in Tehran from 23 August 1999 to 21 September 2000 in 6 hospitals. Data were obtained from the trauma registry and questionnaires completed by trained physicians. Of a total of 8500 patients with trauma injuries, 1332 were motorcyclists, with a male to female ratio of 15:1. Of these, 1226 patients were driving the motorcycle at the time of the accident and...

BACKGROUND Use of helmets plays a major role in preventing injuries or decreasing injury severity among motorcycle riders. Use of helmets may depend on personal factors such as psychological factors. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to independently assess the association between helmet use among motorcycle riders and ADHD scores, with controlling the accident history and was taken more s...