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Abstract
One hundred consecutive head injuries in cyclists were studied to record the mechanism
of accident and the site of impact in order to assess the benefit of a protective
helmet.
Eleven patients were admitted for injuries sustained, 6 of them with the head as their
principal site of injury. Five required only 24 hours' observation, but 1 died after
72 hours from severe primary brain injury.
A protective helmet would have covered the sites of impact in five of these six cases
and this could have reduced the severity of the injury. A helmet would also reduce
the large number of minor injuries seen in the accident department.
This small study shows that the wearing of helmets by cyclists would reduce the numbers
of head injuries and thus expenditure by the National Health Service.
The use of properly designed and tested helmets should be encouraged.
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References
- A study of bicycle accidents.Injury. 1985; 16: 405
- Accident Report. 1984;
- BMX bikes. A comparison with other models.Arch. Emerg. Med. 1985; 2: 209
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Publication history
Accepted:
April 25,
1986
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© 1987 Published by Elsevier Inc.
