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5 children die of bicycle injuries every year in NZ! 540 will be hospitalised…

Age Number Injured

0-4 247 5-9 1009 9-14 1443

BOYS did you know… That you are 2 times

more likely to go to hospital with a cycle related injury the girls.

2227 boys were injured in a 5 year period (2001-2005) compared with 913 girls.

BOYS!!! Nearly 5 times as many boys are

killed cycling.

In the 10 years 1993-2002,

52 children were killed in NZ

43 were boys…

9 were girls.

What are cycle related injuries?

Starship Hospital tracked cycle injuries over a 6 month period

Upper limb fractures 36% Lower limb fractures 18% Face and neck injuries 14% Head injuries 12% Abdominal injuries 9% Other-skin and lung injuries

Head Injuries include…

Skull fractures Concussions Intracranial injury Scalp lacerations

Always wear your helmet when on your bike…

Wearing a helmet reduces the risk of:

Brain injury by 88% Head injury by 85% Severe brain injury by

at least 75%

Reasons why kids don’t wear helmets…

Nobody gave me 1! 17% I don’t road in traffic. 15% Unattractive. 5% I don’t ride often. 9% Too expensive. 7% Uncomfortable. 9% I took it off. 16% Not necessary. 21% Never thought about it. 22%

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