Characteristics of hospitalised cyclist injuries as result of road crashes in Victoria, 2004–2008
| Single-vehicle crashes | Multiple-vehicle crashes | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | 95% CI | n | % | 95% CI | n | % | |
| Age of cyclist | ||||||||
| 0–9 | 156 | 7.2 | 6.1 to 8.3 | 49 | 2.8 | 2.0 to 3.5 | 205 | 5.2 |
| 10–19 | 514 | 23.8 | 22.0 to 25.6 | 297 | 16.7 | 15.0 to 18.4 | 811 | 20.6 |
| 20–29 | 361 | 16.7 | 15.1 to 18.3 | 357 | 20.1 | 18.2 to 21.9 | 718 | 18.2 |
| 30–39 | 424 | 19.6 | 18.0 to 21.3 | 422 | 23.7 | 21.8 to 25.7 | 846 | 21.5 |
| 40–49 | 322 | 14.9 | 13.4 to 16.4 | 327 | 18.4 | 16.6 to 20.2 | 649 | 16.5 |
| 50+ | 382 | 17.7 | 16.1 to 19.3 | 326 | 18.3 | 16.5 to 20.1 | 708 | 18.0 |
| Body location of injury | ||||||||
| Head | 574 | 26.6 | 24.7 to 28.4 | 474 | 26.7 | 24.6 to 28.7 | 1048 | 26.6 |
| Neck | 70 | 3.2 | 2.5 to 4.0 | 90 | 5.1 | 4.0 to 6.1 | 160 | 4.1 |
| Trunk | 215 | 10.0 | 8.7 to 11.2 | 259 | 14.6 | 12.9 to 16.2 | 474 | 12.0 |
| Upper limb | 932 | 43.2 | 41.1 to 45.3 | 556 | 31.3 | 29.1 to 33.4 | 1488 | 37.8 |
| Lower limb | 282 | 13.1 | 11.6 to 14.5 | 334 | 18.8 | 17.0 to 20.6 | 616 | 15.6 |
| Multiple body region | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 to 0.1 | 2 | 0.1 | 0.0 to 0.3 | 3 | 0.1 |
| Unspecified body parts | 5 | 0.2 | 0.0 to 0.4 | 10 | 0.6 | 0.2 to 0.9 | 15 | 0.4 |
| Others | 80 | 3.7 | 2.9 to 4.5 | 53 | 3.0 | 2.2 to 3.8 | 133 | 3.4 |
| Nature of injury | ||||||||
| Superficial (excludes eye) | 101 | 4.7 | 3.8 to 5.6 | 161 | 9.1 | 7.7 to 10.4 | 262 | 6.7 |
| Open wound (excludes eye) | 328 | 15.2 | 13.7 to 16.7 | 212 | 11.9 | 10.4 to 13.4 | 540 | 13.7 |
| Dislocation | 81 | 3.8 | 3.0 to 4.6 | 51 | 2.9 | 2.1 to 3.6 | 132 | 3.4 |
| Sprain or strain | 26 | 1.2 | 0.7 to 1.7 | 35 | 2.0 | 1.3 to 2.6 | 61 | 1.5 |
| Fracture (excludes tooth) | 1074 | 49.7 | 47.6 to 51.9 | 736 | 41.4 | 39.1 to 43.7 | 1810 | 46.0 |
| Injury to muscle or tendon | 27 | 1.3 | 0.8 to 1.7 | 31 | 1.7 | 1.1 to 2.4 | 58 | 1.5 |
| Eye injury | 5 | 0.2 | 0.0 to 0.4 | 4 | 0.2 | 0.0 to 0.4 | 9 | 0.2 |
| Injury to internal organ | 64 | 3.0 | 2.2 to 3.7 | 45 | 2.5 | 1.8 to 3.3 | 109 | 2.8 |
| Injury to nerve (includes spinal cord; excludes intracranial) | 10 | 0.5 | 0.2 to 0.7 | 13 | 0.7 | 0.3 to 1.1 | 23 | 0.6 |
| Intracranial injury (includes concussion) | 176 | 8.2 | 7.0 to 9.3 | 187 | 10.5 | 9.1 to 11.9 | 363 | 9.2 |
| Total | 2159 | 100.0 | 1778 | 100.0 | 3937 | 100.0 | ||