Analysis of Bicyclist Injuries and Fatalities in The United States: The Need for Effective & Sustainable Prevention Policies-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

Analysis of Bicyclist Injuries and Fatalities in The United States: The Need for Effective & Sustainable Prevention Policies

Published:2022-11-25 Issue: Volume: Page:000313482211425
ISSN:0003-1348
Container-title:The American Surgeon
language:en
Short-container-title:The American Surgeon

Author:

Ngatuvai Micah¹,Zagales Ruth²,Khan Areeba³,Rosander Abigail⁴,Breeding Tessa¹,Kornblith Lucy⁵,Bilski Tracy⁶⁷,Elkbuli Adel⁶⁷

Affiliation:

1. NOVA Southeastern University Kiran Patel College of Allopathic Medicine, NSUFort Lauderdale, FL, USA

2. Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA

3. Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA

4. Arizona College of Osteopathic Medicine, Midwestern University, Glendale, AZ, USA

5. Department of Surgery, Zuckerberg General Hospital and Trauma Center, San Francisco, CA, USA

6. Department of Surgery, Division of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Orlando Regional Medical Center, Orlando, FL, USA

7. Department of Surgical Education, Orlando Regional Medical Center, Orlando, FL, USA

Abstract

We aim to investigate nationwide and state trends of bicyclist injuries, fatalities, and associated costs amongst adult and pediatric populations to assess the need for effective and strategic interventions. An epidemiologic study was performed investigating the injury and fatality rate of bicyclists from 2010 to 2020. The fatality rate was higher in adults compared to pediatric bicyclists (0.36 vs. 0.12 per population of 100,000, P < .001), but pediatric bicyclists suffered higher rates of injury (246.19 vs. 102.11 per population of 100,000, P < .001). The medical cost of fatalities for adult bicyclists was $139.1 million compared to $9.0 million for pediatric bicyclists. Bicyclist fatality rates are significantly higher per capita for adult bicyclists. States including Florida, South Carolina, and Louisiana had the highest bicyclist fatalities per capita for both adults and children.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

General Medicine

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1177/00031348221142579

Reference4 articles.

1. The growing gap in pedestrian and cyclist fatality rates between the United States and the United Kingdom, Germany, Denmark, and the Netherlands, 1990–2018

2. Guidelines for Regulatory Impact Analysis. 2016. Hhs.gov. https://aspe.hhs.gov/sites/default/files/migrated_legacy_files//171981/HHS_RIAGuidance.pdf

3. Estimated total costs from non-fatal and fatal bicycle crashes in the USA: 1997–2013