title: [Trauma in cycling--case report and review of the literature].
abstract: The authors present a review of trauma in tourist and competitive cycling in Poland in comparison with reports in the literature. Groups of injuries are discussed with a focus on their frequency and threat to life and health. The authors present a case of a road cycler colliding with a car, his first aid, evacuation, and treatment at a hospital. This case, as well as accidents of other competitive cyclers, are analyzed by the authors to demonstrate ways of reducing trauma in cycling. Most importantly, competitive and tourist cyclers should always wear cycle helmets as they reduce head trauma, the main life-threatening trauma in this sport.
authors: Zakład Pielegniarstwa Chirurgicznego, Pomorskiego Uniwersytetu Medycznego w Szczecinie, ul. Zołnierska 48, 70-210 Szczecin.
authors: Grzegorz
authors: G
authors: Ptaszkiewicz
authors: Włodzimierz
authors: W
authors: Majewski
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000293:Adolescent; D001642:Bicycling / Q000293:injuries*; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006260:Head Protective Devices; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011044:Poland / Q000453:epidemiology; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*