Towards universal helmet use

2020 ◽  
pp. 191-203
Author(s):  
Lukas Parker ◽  
Mirjam Sidik ◽  
Truong Thi Nguyet Trang
Keyword(s):  
Helmet Use

Helmet Use in Sledding: Do Users Comply with Manufacturer Warnings?

2010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Genevieve M. Heckman ◽  
Erin M. Harley ◽  
Irving Scher ◽  
Douglas E. Young
Keyword(s):  
Helmet Use

Head trauma in young recreational sledders: helmets are not compulsory in Italian law (Preprint)

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefania Barbieri ◽  
Elisa Bertoldi ◽  
Giulia Maria Cillo ◽  
Rosa Maria Gaudio ◽  
Rossella Snenghi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Head Trauma ◽  
Emergency Departments ◽  
Emergency Services ◽  
Mountain Biking ◽  
Hospital Emergency ◽  
Descriptive Data ◽  
Winter Sports ◽  
Helmet Use ◽  
Italian Law ◽  
Almost All

BACKGROUND Helmet use is now viewed as an essential safety measure in almost all sports involving a high risk of impact and head trauma, from horseback riding to mountain biking, rock climbing and winter sports such as skiing and snowboarding. For young skiers and snowboarders under the age of 14, the use of certified helmets is compulsory in Italian law, although no defined regulations exist for recreational sledding OBJECTIVE To review past and current regulations covering winter sports, to explore potential legal discrepancies in appraising factors related to helmet use in recreational activities by children under the age of 14, and to identify hazards connected with various types of sledding accidents METHODS Descriptive data of the cases of 16-year-old or younger adolescents injured while sledding without helmets were gathered from injury reports collected by ski patrols, pre-hospital emergency services and emergency departments, and compared with 53 cases of adolescents and children who went skiing and snowboarding wearing certified helmets, over two winter seasons (December to April, 2011-12 and 2012-13). Sledges were grouped into three categories:1) traditional wooden toboggans (hereafter called ‘traditional sleds’); 2) plastic sleds; 3) newly designed sleds (with inner tubes, plastic and hard foam sleds, snowskates, boardslides, runslides, snowblades, foam slides, etc.) RESULTS Descriptive data of the cases of 16-year-old or younger adolescents injured while sledding without helmets were gathered from injury reports collected by ski patrols, pre-hospital emergency services and emergency departments, and compared with 53 cases of adolescents and children who went skiing and snowboarding wearing certified helmets, over two winter seasons (December to April, 2011-12 and 2012-13). Sledges were grouped into three categories:1) traditional wooden toboggans (hereafter called ‘traditional sleds’); 2) plastic sleds; 3) newly designed sleds (with inner tubes, plastic and hard foam sleds, snowskates, boardslides, runslides, snowblades, foam slides, etc.) CONCLUSIONS Additional investigation of the actual dynamics of the accident, together with information on the sitting position and sled speed are required. Regulations should compel ski slope operators to improve the current level of control on sledding slopes.

scholarly journals P5.002 Helmet use in Poland: nationwide study findings and implications for road safety

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dagmara Jankowska-Karpa ◽  
Justyna Wacowska-Slezak ◽  
Aneta Wnuk
Keyword(s):  
Road Safety ◽  
Helmet Use ◽  
Nationwide Study

Prevalence and distribution of maxillofacial trauma in tertiary care centers before/ after motorcycle helmet use law in Sullia, India—A retrospective study

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahabaleshwara Chalathadka ◽  
Bhargav Ram ◽  
Thamil Amudhan CR ◽  
Rachana PB ◽  
Aysha Kaleem Pasha ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Retrospective Study ◽  
Tertiary Care ◽  
Maxillofacial Trauma ◽  
Helmet Use ◽  
Motorcycle Helmet ◽  
Tertiary Care Centers

scholarly journals Burden of motorcyclists without helmets in a state without a universal helmet law: a propensity score analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 5 (1) ◽  
pp. e000583
Author(s):  
Michael D Jones ◽  
Joel G Eastes ◽  
Damjan Veljanoski ◽  
Kristina M Chapple ◽  
James N Bogert ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Propensity Score ◽  
Propensity Score Analysis ◽  
Alcohol Intoxication ◽  
Civil Liberties ◽  
Hospital Charges ◽  
Trauma Patients ◽  
Level Of Evidence ◽  
Helmet Use ◽  
Score Analysis ◽  
The Impact

BackgroundAlthough helmets are associated with reduction in mortality from motorcycle collisions, many states have failed to adopt universal helmet laws for motorcyclists, in part on the grounds that prior research is limited by study design (historical controls) and confounding variables. The goal of this study was to evaluate the association of helmet use in motorcycle collisions with hospital charges and mortality in trauma patients with propensity score analysis in a state without a universal helmet law.MethodsMotorcycle collision data from the Arizona State Trauma Registry from 2014 to 2017 were propensity score matched by regressing helmet use on patient age, sex, race/ethnicity, alcohol intoxication, illicit drug use, and comorbidities. Linear and logistic regression models were used to evaluate the impact of helmet use.ResultsOur sample consisted of 6849 cases, of which 3699 (54.0%) were helmeted and 3150 (46.0%) without helmets. The cohort was 88.1% male with an average age of 40.9±16.0 years. Helmeted patients were less likely to be admitted to the intensive care unit (20.3% vs. 23.7%, OR 0.82 (0.72–0.93)) and ventilated (7.8% vs. 12.0%, OR 0.62 (0.52–0.75)). Propensity-matched analyses consisted of 2541 pairs and demonstrated helmet use to be associated with an 8% decrease in hospital charges (B −0.075 (0.034)) and a 56% decrease in mortality (OR 0.44 (0.31–0.58)).DiscussionIn a state without mandated helmet use for all motorcyclists, the burden of the unhelmeted rider is significant with respect to lives lost and healthcare charges incurred. Although the helmet law debate with respect to civil liberties is complex and unsettled, it appears clear that helmet use is strongly associated with both survival and less economic encumbrance on the state.Level of evidenceLevel III, prognostic and epidemiological.

scholarly journals Bicycle helmet laws and educational campaigns: an evaluation of strategies to increase children's helmet use.

1993 ◽  
Vol 83 (5) ◽  
pp. 667-674 ◽  
Author(s):  
A L Dannenberg ◽  
A C Gielen ◽  
P L Beilenson ◽  
M H Wilson ◽  
A Joffe
Keyword(s):  
Bicycle Helmet ◽  
Helmet Use ◽  
Educational Campaigns ◽  
Helmet Laws

scholarly journals 155 Research to support the implementation of a public health policy on helmet use in alpine ski areas

2016 ◽  
Vol 22 (Suppl 2) ◽  
pp. A57.2-A57
Author(s):  
Claude Goulet ◽  
Brent E Hagel ◽  
Denis Hamel ◽  
Benoit Tremblay
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Health Policy ◽  
Public Health Policy ◽  
Helmet Use ◽  
Ski Areas
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