Motorcycle injuries in a developing country and the vulnerability of riders, passengers, and pedestrians.
At a Nigerian university hospital, none of the motorcyclists who presented over a 12 month period had been wearing a helmet, and of the eight patients who died, seven had head injuries. Of the five collision types described, the rate of motorcycle-other vehicle collisions was highest at 40.6%, while the motorcycle-pedestrian rate was 23.4%. Measures to prevent these collisions might reduce overall crashes by 64%; in addition, helmet law should be enforced.
Solagberu
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Department of Surgery, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Nigeria. basolagberu@yahoo.com
Ofoegbu
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Nasir
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Ogundipe
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Adekanye
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Abdur-Rahman
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D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001334:Automobile Driving / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006260:Head Protective Devices / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009049:Motorcycles; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D011446:Prospective Studies; D015599:Trauma Severity Indices; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control