Fact and Fiction Regarding Motorcycle Helmet Use, Associated Injuries, and Related Costs in the United States
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Motorcycle-Related Traumatic Brain Injuries: Helmet Use and Treatment Outcome
Summary. With increasing use of motorcycle as means of transport in developing countries, traumatic brain injuries from motorcycle crashes have been increasing. The only single gadget that protects riders from traumatic brain injury is crash helmet. Objective. The objectives were to determine the treatment outcome among traumatic brain injury patients from motorcycle crashes and the rate of hel...
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BACKGROUND The effect of helmet use on the incidence of cervical and thoracic fractures sustained in motorcycle crashes remains controversial. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed the incidence of these fractures in helmeted and nonhelmeted crash victims at a single Level I trauma hospital with a well-defined system for evaluating spinal fractures. RESULTS Of 422 motorcycle crash victims tre...
متن کاملYouth motorcycle-related hospitalizations and traumatic brain injuries in the United States in 2006.
OBJECTIVES The objectives were to provide national injury and health care cost estimates for youth motorcycle injuries in traffic and nontraffic settings and to focus on the burden of serious motorcycle-related traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) in children and young adults. METHODS The 2006 Kids' Inpatient Database is a sample of inpatient discharges for US patients <21 years of age from 38 sta...
متن کاملHelmet use and motorcycle fatalities in Taiwan.
Motorcycle deaths accounted for more than half of total traffic fatalities in Taiwan in 2002. This study uses the police-reported crash data from Taiwan between 1999 and 2001 to estimate the effectiveness of helmets, simultaneously taking into account of sample selection bias. Sample selection arises because helmet usage will affect the probability of death or injury, which in turn influences w...
متن کاملYouth Motorcycle-Related Hospitalizations and Traumatic Brain Injuries in the United States
OBJECTIVES: The objectives were to provide national injury and health care cost estimates for youth motorcycle injuries in traffic and nontraffic settings and to focus on the burden of serious motorcyclerelated traumatic brain injuries (TBIs) in children and young adults. METHODS: The 2006 Kids’ Inpatient Database is a sample of inpatient discharges for US patients 21 years of age from 38 state...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cureus
سال: 2018
ISSN: 2168-8184
DOI: 10.7759/cureus.3610