Table 2 Incident characteristics of injured cyclists presenting to a hospital ED by working status, May 2019 to April 2020
From: The human impact of commercial delivery cycling injuries: a pilot retrospective cohort study
Characteristic | Commercial cycling (n=43) | Non-commercial cycling (n=153) | Unconfirmed commercial cycling (n=172) |
|---|---|---|---|
Repeat ED presentations, n (%) | 8 (18.6) | 18 (11.8) | 18 (10.5) |
Ambulance scene attendance, n (%) | 15 (34.9%) | 60 (39.2%) | 53 (30.81%) |
ED triage category, n (%) | |||
 Category 1a | 3 (6.9) | 13 (8.5) | 18 (10.5) |
 Category 2b | 11 (25.6) | 35 (22.9) | 39 (22.47) |
 Category 3c | 10 (23.3) | 53 (34.6) | 47 (27.3) |
 Category 4d | 17 (39.5) | 46 (30.1) | 59 (34.3) |
 Category 5e | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.7) | 2 (1.2) |
 Not specified | 2 (4.7) | 5 (3.3) | 7 (4.1) |
Place of injury, n (%) | |||
 Driveway to home | 0 (0.0) | 3 (1.9) | 1 (0.6) |
 Roadway | 26 (60.5) | 63 (41.2) | 65 (37.8) |
 Sidewalk | 1 (2.3) | 6 (3.9) | 7 (4.1) |
 Cycleway | 1 (2.3) | 4 (2.6) | 0 (0.0) |
 Other roadway | 6 (13.9) | 27 (17.7) | 37 (21.5) |
 Parking lot | 0 (0.0) | 1 (0.7) | 0 (0.0) |
 Other | 0 (0.0) | 16 (10.5) | 2 (1.2) |
 Not specified | 8 (18.6) | 33 (21.6) | 61 (35.5) |
Injury cause, n (%) | |||
 Collision | 24 (55.8) | 51 (33.3) | 73 (42.4) |
 Non-collision | 15 (34.9) | 83 (54.3) | 69 (40.1) |
 Other and unspecified | 4 (9.3) | 19 (12.4) | 30 (17.4) |
Motor vehicle involved in incident, n (%) | |||
 Car | 13 (30.2) | 36 (23.5) | 52 (30.2) |
 Other (truck, bus, motorbike, scooter, taxi) | 3 (6.9) | 2 (1.3) | 6 (3.5) |
 Not documented/not Specified | 2 (4.7) | 3 (1.9) | 18 (10.5) |
 No vehicle | 25 (58.1) | 112 (73.2) | 96 (55.8) |
Helmet use, n (%) | |||
 Yes | 30 (69.8) | 101 (66.0) | 95 (55.2) |
 No | 0 (0.0) | 4 (2.6) | 13 (7.6) |
 Unknown | 13 (30.2) | 48 (31.4) | 64 (37.2) |
Bike type, n (%) | |||
 Push bike | 33 (76.7) | 140 (91.5) | 144 (83.7) |
 E-bike | 7 (16.3) | 4 (2.6) | 17 (9.9) |
 Unknown | 3 (6.9) | 7 (4.6) | 11 (6.4) |