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Appendix
Table A10: Number of persons aged 13 to 17 years hospitalised for injuries sustained in bicycle crashes by nature of injury
Nature of Injury Year
1981
1982
1983
1984
1985
1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
Total
Skull fractures 5
5
5
3
11
7
6
9
7
6
2
3
0
4
4
77
Facial 7
10
8
13
8
11
27
16
6
12
10
13
10
19
13
183
Intracranial 54
59
64
81
64
52
51
65
40
48
41
25
33
34
45
756
Other head 0
4
0
2
0
4
2
4
2
3
7
0
2
1
2
33
Spinal 0
0
0
2
0
0
1
1
0
1
5
1
1
4
1
17
Lower limb fractures 26
9
20
16
18
21
16
20
15
7
17
9
14
21
14
243
Upper limb fractures 17
23
17
25
27
24
27
27
23
24
37
27
33
44
45
420
All other fractures 1
2
0
1
1
1
0
0
3
5
0
1
1
1
2
19
Dislocations/sprains 1
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
2
0
2
2
1
1
1
16
Superficial 6
13
10
18
13
26
14
13
19
11
29
16
11
23
17
239
Internal 2
5
4
6
5
3
2
8
3
3
3
3
4
6
5
62
Other 7
16
10
12
4
9
6
10
6
5
7
8
2
9
12
123
Total 126
146
138
180
152
159
154
174
126
125
160
108
112
167
161
2188
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