For Immediate Release
August 26, 2024
Sierra Lifeflight Offers Bicycle Safety Tips
(BISHOP, Calif.) — Sierra Lifeflight, a REACH Air Medical Services (REACH) brand, reminds citizens of Bishop and the surrounding area to stay safe when riding a bike. Bicycle riding is an affordable mode of transportation, enjoyable recreational activity and an excellent form of exercise. But bike riding is not without risk. Each year, in the United States, approximately 900 people die from injuries due to bicycle crashes and more than 500,000 are treated in emergency departments
Head injuries are by far the greatest risk posed to bicyclists, making up one-third of emergency department visits, two-thirds of hospital admissions and three-fourths of deaths. A helmet can decrease the severity of a brain injury and even save your life so you should wear a certified bicycle helmet correctly each time you ride, regardless of your age.
Below are more suggestions from the emergency medical services experts at Sierra Lifeflight:
Wear a helmet when:
- Riding a bicycle, motorcycle, snowmobile or all-terrain vehicle
- Using in-line skates, a skateboard or a scooter
- Playing a contact sport, such as football or ice hockey
- Batting and running bases in baseball or softball
- Skiing or snowboarding
- Riding a horse
Other bicycle safety tips:
- Follow all traffic rules when riding on roads, which include riding in the same direction as traffic and obeying all traffic signs and signals
- Wear light clothing, use reflectors and lights and use hand signals as directional indicators
- Use a bike that fits you properly and is in good working order, including working brakes
- Wear clothing that is not loose or with strings that could get caught in the bike mechanism
- Wear shoes that prevent slippage and protect the feet
- Replace any helmet that has been involved in a crash or is damaged, or if the helmet cannot be adjusted or no longer fits
Sierra Lifeflight wants everyone to enjoy bike riding safely. For more information on bicycle safety, visit the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s website at www.nhtsa.gov.
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About REACH Air Medical Services
REACH Air Medical Services, headquartered in Sacramento, CA, provides critical care air and ground emergency medical services to communities throughout California, Oregon, Nevada, Alaska, Texas, Colorado and Hawaii. REACH employs hundreds of highly trained nurses, paramedics, pilots and aircraft maintenance technicians to provide service to patients using their fleet of medically equipped helicopters, airplanes and ground ambulances. REACH is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of Medical Transport Systems (CAMTS), which is the gold standard for patient care and safety in the medical transport industry. For more information, visit www.REACHAir.com.
REACH is part of Global Medical Response. With nearly 36,000 team members, Global Medical Response delivers compassionate, quality medical care, primarily in the areas of emergency medical and patient relocation services in the United States and around the world. GMR was formed by combining the industry leaders in air, ground, mobile healthcare services, and community, industrial/specialty and wildland fire services. For additional information, visit us on LinkedIn or at www.GlobalMedicalResponse.
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