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Appendix
Table A7: Number of hospitalisations 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 21
18
21
23
39
39
23
39
26
22
27
15
13
15
16
357
Facial 38
50
32
51
57
58
95
69
54
73
71
74
65
74
62
923
Intracranial 211
230
220
221
219
200
172
198
138
156
164
103
139
110
154
2635
Other head 5
7
8
10
2
10
9
13
10
14
12
3
9
4
4
120
Spinal 0
3
0
3
4
1
3
5
3
11
9
4
5
9
5
65
Lower limb fractures 66
61
67
56
62
66
59
72
79
63
78
67
62
76
59
993
Upper limb fractures 84
107
83
97
84
85
103
100
104
116
168
151
183
169
190
1824
All other fractures 5
8
0
4
5
7
5
9
7
15
7
6
7
9
13
107
Dislocations/sprains 4
5
10
4
9
9
10
6
10
11
9
14
15
11
11
138
Superficial 66
75
89
65
79
106
88
102
104
89
114
77
74
97
78
1303
Internal 16
19
15
13
15
12
13
16
13
18
13
15
14
17
12
221
Other 27
38
31
29
32
39
35
41
40
40
36
32
30
37
50
537
Total 543
621
576
576
607
632
615
670
588
628
708
561
616
628
654
9223
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