Bespoke Study - Cycle Trauma in London

[growingvegetables]

a collaboration between the research teams of the Orthopaedic and Emergency Departments of Barts Health NHS Trust, and with Barts Charity, ITP and mySociety to explore bicycle related injuries in London.

Interesting project?

Kinda shocking, mind you. Can't imagine how this can possibly work - I mean, nobody's ever thought of doing it this way ---- ".... we need to work with the people who are most affected by the findings of our study: cyclists." Imho, that immediately renders their methodology and any future findings HIGHLY suspect.

[edit] Sorry, folks - forgot the linky http://bespokestudy.co.uk/index.html (see what I mean? Anybody who asks cyclists is asking for trouble!)

 

[Ganymede]

It's got the lovely Jon Snow sponsoring it.

 

[dellzeqq]

It's got the lovely Jon Snow sponsoring it.

urging all London cyclists to get involved. How - by breaking a leg?

 

[theclaud]

I have a list.

Just the one?

 

[Wobblers]

I have multiple lists, with many common entries.

What, only multiple? Not "many"? Or perhaps "a multitude of"?

 

[Wobblers]

There is always room for one more, a Scottish twats list say.

Well, I was just about to ask how one got oneself on a List.

 

[Dan B]

Well, I was just about to ask how one got oneself on a List.

Put an orthopedic insert in only one shoe

 

[classic33]

Put an orthopedic insert in only one shoe

Why use an insert

A shoe. It still had the persons foot in it. Left behind after an earlier accident. Handed it into the local police station as found property.

 

[slowmotion]

Is NHS money being pissed away on this stuff? I despair.

 

[Dan B]

Orthopaedic shoes help some people a lot, don't knock it.

Absolutely. I cried because I had no shoes

 

[Moon bunny]

From the "Information sheet" questionnaire:

If you participated in the study, when would you be required to complete a follow up questionnaire?

Drop down answers:-
Yes
No

 

[Moon bunny]

THere is no mention of it being solely about head injury anywhere on the website,

The Bespoke project aims to tackle the issue of poor data collection across the entire injury pyramid.

until we look at the information sheet participants will be given,

As the patient: After your head injury, you received all the usual emergency care for head injury that we provide at this hospital. The decision was also taken for you to be part of an international study to find better treatments for head injury. Because of your injury you could not make this decision yourself but now that your condition has improved, we would like to tell you about the study and ask whether you want to stay part of it.

 

[dellzeqq]

if ever I'm carried in to a hospital clutching my Dura-Ace cassette, the last thing I want is to be asked to take part in a study. What I want is a doctor who takes me seriously when I tell them I have a fractured pelvis and remembers to put ice on the injury to minimise the bruising.