Over the course of two years, at least 2,700 bikers needed medical attention or were admitted to hospitals from emergency rooms, reports RTE.
According to the HSE, head, elbow, and forearm injuries were the most frequent among bike riders.
According to data from the Hospital Inpatient Enquiry (HIPE) system, 1,345 injured cyclists were discharged in 2023, and 1,373 more the year before, reports RTE.
According to the HSE, this only included acute hospitals with public funding and did not account for all bicycle-related injuries.
263 of the 1,345 bikers who were injured last year and needed hospital care had head injuries.
Nonetheless, 274 individuals with elbow or forearm damage—often from landing after falling—had the most diagnoses, reports RTE.
Thirty patients were treated for neck injuries, seventy-four for thoracic injuries, and eighty-eight for injury to the abdomen, lower back, lumbar spine, or pelvis.
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The HSE treated 183 individuals with upper arm and shoulder injuries, which were also prevalent, reports RTE.
The high frequency of incidents involving contacts with automobiles or “non-collisions” also led the HSE to gather data on how cyclists were hurt.
154 of the injuries that were treated in 2023 resulted from collisions involving cars, vans, or pickup trucks, reports RTE.
In the database, 891 more instances were categorised as “non-collision transport accidents.”
Three hundred occurrences were classified as “other,” which includes crashes into “stationary objects,” motorbikes, trains, or light rail trams, as well as collisions with humans or animals.
In 2022, 1,373 cyclists had treatment; almost half of them had head injuries or elbow or forearm injury, reports RTE.
“[Our system records] diagnoses and procedures for each inpatient and day case discharge. It does not collect information on emergency department or outpatient attendances. [The system] only includes patients who attended the Emergency Department and were subsequently admitted to hospital,” the HSE said, reports RTE.
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