Roles of Motorcycle Type and Protective Clothing in Motorcycle Crash Injuries

Joint Authors

Sogut, Ozgur
Ayhan, Harun
Satilmis, Dilay
Colak, Sahin
Erdogan, Mehmet Ozgür
Afacan, Mustafa Ahmet

Source

Emergency Medicine International

Issue

Vol. 2013, Issue 2013 (31 Dec. 2013), pp.1-4, 4 p.

Publisher

Hindawi Publishing Corporation

Publication Date

2013-11-17

Country of Publication

Egypt

No. of Pages

4

Main Subjects

Medicine

Abstract EN

Background.

The aims of this study were to identify subgroups of motorcyclists with a higher accident risk and evaluate the efficiency of protective clothing for preventing injuries.

Methods.

A 1-year prospective study of motorcycle crashes was conducted beginning in June 2012.

Participants were patients involved in motorcycle crashes and admitted to our emergency department.

Results.

A total of 226 patients were included in the study.

In total, 174 patients were involved in crashes with light motorcycles.

Patients involved in a motorcycle accident without a helmet had a higher incidence of head and maxillofacial trauma.

Motorcycle jackets were not protective for systemic injuries (P>0.05) or upper extremity fractures (P>0.05).

Motorcycle pants (P>0.05) and motorcycle shoes (P>0.05) were not protective against leg and foot fractures.

However, motorcycle protective clothes were protective against soft-tissue injuries (P=0.001).

Conclusion.

Riders of heavy motorcycles rode more safely than riders of light motorcycles.

Light motorcycle riders were the most vulnerable and comprised the largest percentage of motorcyclists.

Helmets may be effective for preventing head and facial injuries.

Other protective clothes were not effective against fractures or systemic injuries.

American Psychological Association (APA)

Erdogan, Mehmet Ozgür& Sogut, Ozgur& Colak, Sahin& Ayhan, Harun& Afacan, Mustafa Ahmet& Satilmis, Dilay. 2013. Roles of Motorcycle Type and Protective Clothing in Motorcycle Crash Injuries. Emergency Medicine International،Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)

Erdogan, Mehmet Ozgür…[et al.]. Roles of Motorcycle Type and Protective Clothing in Motorcycle Crash Injuries. Emergency Medicine International No. 2013 (2013), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)

Erdogan, Mehmet Ozgür& Sogut, Ozgur& Colak, Sahin& Ayhan, Harun& Afacan, Mustafa Ahmet& Satilmis, Dilay. Roles of Motorcycle Type and Protective Clothing in Motorcycle Crash Injuries. Emergency Medicine International. 2013. Vol. 2013, no. 2013, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-496578

Data Type

Journal Articles

Language

English

Notes

Includes bibliographical references

Record ID

BIM-496578