L T van Kampen

Publications (2)0 Total impact

• Article: [Bicycle accidents in children in The Netherlands in 1990/1991; time for bicycle helmets].

  R A Hirasing, S P Verloove-Vanhorick, L T van Kampen
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  ABSTRACT: To assess the possibility of preventing consequences of bicycle accidents. Retrospective study. The Netherlands. The data on mortality and hospital admissions of children aged 0-14 years were analysed. The data on traffic accident fatalities were obtained from the Traffic Accidents Registration (for 1991) and those on admissions from the Dutch Centre for Health Care Information (for 1990). In 1991, 82 children (1-14 years) died from the consequences of a traffic accident. Most died after a bicycle accident. The number of hospital admissions because of traffic accidents in the age group 0-14 years in 1990 amounted to 2839, of which 46% were due to a bicycle accident. Most of the children aged 0-14 years admitted because of bicycle accidents had head and skull injuries. In 69% of the bicycle accidents no motor vehicle was involved. Because of the high frequency of head injuries, wearing a bicycle helmet should be promoted strongly, legal obligation giving the fastest and best results. Several prevention strategies are discussed.
  Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde 12/1994; 138(46):2315-8.
• Article: Injury and disability effects of motor car accidents.

  W Clay, L T van Kampen, H H Hogerzeil
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  ABSTRACT: The results of a field experiment into the relations between injuries and disability are presented. In this study the effect of the variables age, sex, injury severity, and injury location on the disability rate was investigated. Injury location appears to have the greatest effect on the chance of disability. Injuries located in the locomotive system cause much disability and injuries of the internal organs cause little disability. The variables age (greater than or equal to 15 years), sex, and injury severity--MAIS greater than or equal to 2--have little influence on disability occurring. It is therefore clear that MAIS is not a good predictor of disability. Among children, injuries cause much less disability, approximately 50% of that among the adults.
  International disability studies 02/1987; 9(4):145-8.