title: [Frequency of self-reported alcohol influence in injured bicycle riders].
abstract: The aim of the study was to determine the frequency of self reported alcohol influence in injured bicyclists. The study was based upon a combination of data from a questionnaire and recordings from the emergency room. Eighteen percent of cyclists 15 years of age or older treated at the emergency room reported themselves influenced by alcohol at the time of accident. The highest injury rate in patients riding under influence was found in the age group 20-29 years, and the proportion of injured cyclists riding under influence was four times higher in males than in females. The lesions sustained by alcohol influenced bicyclists were not more severe than those of the not influenced injured bicyclists.
authors.affiliation: Ortopaedkirurgisk afdeling, Odense Universitetshospital.
authors.forename: L B
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Larsen
authors.forename: C F
authors.initials: CF
authors.lastname: Larsen
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kain
authors.forename: N D
authors.initials: ND
authors.lastname: Hansen de Haas
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D001642:Bicycling / Q000293:injuries*; D003718:Denmark / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012307:Risk Factors
vernacular_title: Hyppigheden af selvrapporteret alkoholpåvirkning hos tilskadekomme cyklister.