Table of Contents
1. Introduction
2. Methods
2.1 Coding of Injury
2.2 Data Sources
2.2.1 Hospitalisations
2.2.2 Deaths
2.2.3 Population Data
2.3 Analysis3. Results
3.1 Bicycle Injury Hospitalisations
3.1.1 Bicycle Injury Hospitalisations by Age
3.1.2 Bicycle Injury Hospitalisations by Age and Sex
3.1.3 Bicycle Injury Hospitalisations by Place of Residence
3.1.4 Days Spent in Hospital Due to Bicycle Injuries
3.1.5 Bicycle Injury Hospitalisations by Crash Type
3.1.6 Nature of Injury
3.1.7 Length of Stay by Nature of Injury
3.1.8 Nature of Bicycle Injuries by Crash Type
3.1.9 Bicycle Injury Hospitalisations by Nature of Head Injury
3.1.10 Bicycle Head Injuries by Crash Type
3.2 Bicycle Injury Deaths
3.2.1 Bicycle Injury Deaths by Age
3.2.2 Bicycle Injury Deaths by Place of Residence
3.2.3 Bicycle Injury Deaths by Crash Type4. Conclusion
Table A1: Number and age-standardised rates of hospital admissions for injuries sustained in bicycle and vehicle crashes and for all injuries Table A2: Bicycle crashes by age, sex and year Table A3: Bicycle crashes by place of residence, age and year Table A4: Number of hospitalisations for injuries sustained in bicycle crashes by length of stay (days) Table A5: Total bed days by age, sex and year for hospitalisations involving injuries sustained in bicycle crashes Table A6: Bicycle injury hospitalisations by crash type, age and year Table A7: Number of hospitalisations for injuries sustained in bicycle crashes by nature of injury Table A8: Number of persons 4 years and younger hospitalised for injuries sustained in bicycle crashes by nature of injury Table A9: Number of persons aged 5 to 12 years hospitalised for injuries sustained in bicycle crashes by nature of injury Table A10: Number of persons aged 13 to 17 years hospitalised for injuries sustained in bicycle crashes by nature of injury Table A11: Number of persons aged 18 to 24 years hospitalised for injuries sustained in bicycle crashes by nature of injury Table A12: Number of persons aged 25 to 34 years hospitalised for injuries sustained in bicycle crashes by nature of injury Table A13: Number of persons aged 35 years and older hospitalised for injuries sustained in bicycle crashes by nature of injury Table A14: Number of bed days for hospitalisations involving injuries sustained in bicycle crashes by nature of injury Table A15: Type of bicycle crash by nature of injury requiring hospitalisation Table A16: Type of bicycle crash by nature of head injury requiring hospitalisation Table A17: Number of bed days by nature of head injury requiring hospitalisation Table A18: Deaths and age-standardised death rates for injuries sustained in bicycle and vehicle crashes and for all injuries Table A19: Number of deaths from injuries sustained in bicycle crashes by age Table A20: Classification of E codes into associated cause of injury Table A21: Classification of E codes into bicycle crash types Table A22: Classification of major diagnosis codes (ICD9, ICD9-CM) into injury categories Table A23: Classification of major diagnosis codes (ICD9, ICD9-CM) into head injury categories © Health Department of Western Australia. All rights reserved.
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