BACKGROUND: Injured cyclists are often seen in emergency departments. The aims of this study were to determine the long-term incidence of @entity130 , age and gender distributions, mortality rates, and geographic differences among all @entity1 admitted to hospitals because of bicycle accidents in Sweden. METHODS: Between 1987 and 1994, 34,606 @entity1 (39,183 admissions) were injured in bicycle accidents in Sweden (19,978 @entity1 and 14,628 @entity1 ). RESULTS: The annual frequency of hospital admissions ranged from 4,585 to 5,212. Fifty-seven @entity1 were admitted with bicycle-related @entity130 per 100,000 population each year. @entity1 between 5 and 14 years of age, especially @entity1 , and @entity1 older than 70 were more commonly involved. @entity542 and brain were very frequent (46%). The survival rate was poorest in @entity1 of older age, male gender, and cyclists involved in collisions with motor vehicles. CONCLUSION: About 4,900 cyclists have been hospitalized each year after bicycle accidents in Sweden. Young @entity1 were affected very often, with @entity1545 and various types of @entity174 of the extremities being common. Significant factors for a poor survival outcome included old age, male gender, and collisions with motor vehicles.

A review of serious XXXX and deaths from bicycle accidents in Sweden from 1987 to 1994.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['women', 'children', 'patients', 'Children', 'boys', 'persons', 'men'] @entity1545 :: ('MESH:D020214', 'Disease') :: ['injuries of the brain'] @entity174 :: ('MESH:D050723', 'Disease') :: ['fractures'] @entity542 :: ('MESH:D006259', 'Disease') :: ['Injuries to the head'] @entity130 :: ('MESH:D014947', 'Disease') :: ['injuries']
@entity130 :: (MESH:D014947,Disease) :: ['injuries']
