TY - JOUR
T1 - Associations between helmet use and brain injuries amongst injured pedal- and motor-cyclists: a case series analysis of trauma centre presentations
AU - McIntosh, Andrew Stuart
AU - Curtis, Kate
AU - Rankin, Tiffany
AU - Cox, Megan
AU - Pang, Toh Yen
AU - McCrory, Paul R
AU - Finch, Caroline Frances
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - A retrospective case-series study of pedal- and motorcyclists presenting to a major metropolitan trauma centre over an 18 month period was undertaken. The injury data were coded according to a number of outcome variables, including intracranial injury of AIS severity >/= 2. Helmet use was coded. After stratification by rider type, data were analysed to examine the relationships between helmet use and injury using logistic regression. A total of 220 injured motorcycle riders and 137 injured pedal cyclists met the study s inclusion criteria, with 195 motorcycle riders and passengers (88.6 ) and 87 pedal cyclists (63.5 ) wearing helmets. Helmets were associated with a significant reduction (p
AB - A retrospective case-series study of pedal- and motorcyclists presenting to a major metropolitan trauma centre over an 18 month period was undertaken. The injury data were coded according to a number of outcome variables, including intracranial injury of AIS severity >/= 2. Helmet use was coded. After stratification by rider type, data were analysed to examine the relationships between helmet use and injury using logistic regression. A total of 220 injured motorcycle riders and 137 injured pedal cyclists met the study s inclusion criteria, with 195 motorcycle riders and passengers (88.6 ) and 87 pedal cyclists (63.5 ) wearing helmets. Helmets were associated with a significant reduction (p
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M3 - Article
SN - 1832-9497
VL - 24
SP - 11
EP - 20
JO - Journal of the Australasian College of Road Safety
JF - Journal of the Australasian College of Road Safety
IS - 2
ER -