Traffic safety mandates are typically designed to reduce the harmful externalities of risky behaviors. We consider whether motorcycle helmet laws also reduce a beneficial externality by decreasing the supply of viable organ donors. Our central estimates show that organ donations resulting from fatal motor vehicle accidents increase by 10 percent when states repeal helmet laws. Two features of t...

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Cervical spine injury (CSI) in octogenarians continues to carry a high morbidity and mortality rate. The incidence of CSI among individuals who are below the age of 80 is declining, whereas the incidence of CSI for those 80 years and above is rising.The aim of the study was to evaluate outcomes of cervical spine injuries in octogenarians caused by different mechanisms: motor vehicle accidents, ...

This population-based cohort study of more than 600,000 Australian women describes the incidence of motor vehicle accidents (MVA) during pregnancy and the immediate and subsequent pregnancy outcomes. In this study, 3.5 women per 1000 maternities were admitted to hospital following an MVA. Immediate delivery was uncommon: 0.4% at <20 weeks of gestation and 3.5% at ≥ 20 weeks of gestation. Outcom...