Injuries in a 1-day recreational cycling tour: Bike New York.
Publication/Presentation Date
1-1-1999
Abstract
STUDY OBJECTIVE: To describe injuries during a 1-day urban cycling tour.
METHODS: During the May 1996 "Bike New York" tour, we monitored EMS calls to identify injuries in a cohort of helmeted cyclists shielded from traffic. We collected demographic information from entry records, injury data from ambulance call reports, and follow-up on transported patients from telephone interviews with emergency physicians. Data were summarized using proportions, relative risks (RRs), 95% confidence intervals (CIs), and chi2 RESULTS: Approximately 28,000 cyclists participated, of which 23,502 (84%) were officially registered. Sixty-eight percent of registered bicyclists were male, and 92% were between 18 and 55 years old. Of the 140 EMS calls made during the tour, 136 (97%) involved participants; this yielded an injury incidence of 5 per 1,000 riders, or 12 to 13 per 100,000 person-miles. Injury was more common among younger cyclists (RR=1.4 for age 35 years; 95% CI, 1.0 to 2.0; P
CONCLUSION: Injuries during the largest 1-day US cycling tour were uncommon. More data are needed to determine the relative importance of injury risk factors. Data collection during mass events may help guide distribution of EMS personnel.
Volume
33
Issue
1
First Page
56
Last Page
61
ISSN
0196-0644
Published In/Presented At
Emond SD, Tayoun P, Bedolla JP, Camargo CA Jr. Injuries in a 1-day recreational cycling tour: Bike New York. Ann Emerg Med. 1999 Jan;33(1):56-61. doi: 10.1016/s0196-0644(99)70417-8. PMID: 9867887.
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
9867887
Department(s)
Department of Emergency Medicine
Document Type
Article