Citation

Solagberu BA, Ofoegbu CK, Nasir AA, Ogundipe OK, Adekanye AO, Abdur-Rahman LO. Inj. Prev. 2006; 12(4): 266-268.

Affiliation

Department of Surgery, University of Ilorin Teaching Hospital, Ilorin, Nigeria.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2006, BMJ Publishing Group)

DOI

10.1136/ip.2005.011221

PMID

16887951

PMCID

PMC2586788

Abstract

At a Nigerian university hospital, none of the motorcyclists who presented over a 12 month period had been wearing a helmet, and of the eight patients who died, seven had head injuries. Of the five collision types described, the rate of motorcycle-other vehicle collisions was highest at 40.6%, while the motorcycle-pedestrian rate was 23.4%. Measures to prevent these collisions might reduce overall crashes by 64%; in addition, helmet law should be enforced.

Language: en