title: Pillion riders' cloth related injuries and helmet wearing patterns: a study of Lahore, Pakistan.
abstract: This study aims at investigating the burden and pattern of clothing related pillion riders' injuries and their helmet wearing pattern in Lahore, Pakistan. Data were collected for nine months (July 2013 to March 2014), reporting 13,248 motorcycle related injuries, out of which 8751 (66%) cases were related to the clothing related pillion riders' injuries. Out of these injuries 10.30% were severe injuries which can be prevented or reduced by proper safety measure, e.g. wearing helmet. It was also found that most of the fatalities were not wearing helmet. Injuries due to wearing of loose fitting clothes and absence of helmet are not uncommon in Pakistan and other underdeveloped parts of the world. Such accidents may be reduced by creating awareness and safety sense in the riders, where use of safe dress and helmet should be encouraged in order to avoid such fatal damages.
authors.affiliation: a Hailey College of Commerce , University of the Punjab , Lahore , Pakistan.
authors.forename: Ishfaq
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.affiliation: b Department of Business Administration , University of Sargodha , Lahore , Pakistan.
authors.forename: Talat
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Islam
authors.affiliation: c Department of Business Administration , University of Sargodha , Sargodha , Pakistan.
authors.forename: Ghulam
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Ali
authors.affiliation: d Faculty of Commerce , University of Central Punjab , Lahore , Pakistan.
authors.forename: Muhammad Musarrat
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Nawaz
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003020:Clothing / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006260:Head Protective Devices / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009049:Motorcycles / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D010154:Pakistan / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D055815:Young Adult
keywords: Pakistan; dress related injuries; helmet; hospitals; injury; safety