NDLI: Helmet use improves outcomes after motorcycle accidents.

Content Provider	PubMed Central
Author	Murdock, M. A. Waxman, K.
Abstract	To determine the effects of motorcycle helmet use on the outcome of patients admitted to a Level I trauma center, we studied patient outcomes and demographic and epidemiologic variables of 474 patients injured in motorcycle collisions and treated at such a center over a 45-month period. Of those involved in a motorcycle collision, 50% were not wearing a helmet, 23% were wearing a helmet, and in 27% helmet use was unknown. Those who were wearing a helmet had fewer and less severe head and facial injuries, required fewer days on a ventilator, and sustained no serious neck injuries; fewer patients who wore helmets were discharged with disability, and hospital charges were lower. These data support the need for both increased public education regarding helmet use and mandatory helmet use legislation.
Starting Page	370
File Format	PDF
ISSN	00930415
Journal	Western Journal of Medicine
Issue Number	4
Volume Number	155
Language	English
Publisher Date	1991-10-01
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Research in Higher Education
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Medicine

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Helmet use improves outcomes after motorcycle accidents.