Helmet use and injuries in children's bicycle crashes in the Gothenburg region

Safety Science

Volumn 92, Issue , 2017, Pages 311-317

  Olofsson, Eva ^a,b,d   Bunketorp, Olle ^b,d   Andersson, Anna Lena ^b,c,d  

^a SKARABORG HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c SWEDISH TRANSPORT ADMINISTRATION   (Sweden)

^d SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bicycle accident; Children; Head injury; Helmet; Injury severity; Upper extremity injury

Indexed keywords

BICYCLES; SAFETY DEVICES;

BICYCLE ACCIDENTS; CHILDREN; HEAD INJURIES; HELMET; INJURY SEVERITY; UPPER EXTREMITY;

ACCIDENT PREVENTION;

ACCIDENTAL INJURY; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; BRAIN INJURY; CHILD; CHILD SAFETY; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HELMET; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKULL INJURY; SWEDEN;

EID: 84952014711     PISSN: 09257535     EISSN: 18791042     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ssci.2015.11.024     Document Type: Article

References (35)

1. AAAM, 1990. Association for the Advancement of Automotive Medicine. The Abbreviated Injury Scale: 1990 Revision Des Plaines, IL 60018, USA.
2. Amoros, E., Chiron, M., Martin, J.-L., Thélot, B., Laumon, B., Bicycle helmet wearing and the risk of head, face, and neck injury: a French case-control study based on road trauma registry. Inj. Prev. 18 (2012), 27–32.
3. Attewell, R.G., Glase, K., McFadden, M., Bicycle helmet efficacy. Accid. Anal. Prev. 33 (2001), 345–352.
4. Bambach, M.R., Mitchell, R.J., Grzebieta, R.H., Olivier, J., The effectiveness of helmets in bicycle collisions with motor vehicles: a case-control study. Accid. Anal. Prev. 53 (2013), 78–88, 10.1016/j.aap.2013.01.005 (Epub 2013 January 16).
5. Bergenstal, J., Davis, S.M., Sikora, R., Paulson, D., Whiteman, C., Pediatric bicycle injury prevention and the effect of helmet use: the West Virginia experience. W. V. Med. J. 108 (2012), 78–81.
6. Curnow, W.J., The efficacy of bicycle helmets against brain injury. Accid. Anal. Prev. 35 (2003), 287–292.
7. Curnow, W.J., The Cochrane collaboration and bicycle helmets. Accid. Anal. Prev. 37 (2005), 569–573.
8. Elvik, R., Publication bias and time-trend bias in meta-analysis of bicycle helmet efficacy: a re-analysis of Attewell, Glase and McFadden, 2001. Accid. Anal. Prev. 43 (2011), 1245–1251.
9. Hansen, K.S., Engesaeter, L.B., Viste, A., Protective effect of different types of bicycle helmets. Traffic Inj. Prev. 4 (2003), 285–290.
10. Heng, K.W., Lee, A.H., Zhu, S., Tham, K.Y., Seow, E., Helmet use and bicycle-related trauma in patients presenting to an acute hospital in Singapore. Singapore Med. J. 47 (2006), 367–372.
11. Hooper, C., Spicer, J., Liberty or death; don't tread on me. J. Med. Ethics 38 (2012), 338–341.
12. Ji, M., Gilchick, R.A., Bender, S.J., Trends in helmet use and head injuries in San Diego County: the effect of bicycle helmet legislation. Accid. Anal. Prev. 38 (2005), 128–134.
13. Larsen, L.B., The importance of the use of bicycle helmets for head injuries among injured bicyclists aged 0–15 years. Ugeskr. Laeger 164 (2002), 5115–5119.
14. Larsson, J., 2013. Bicycle Helmet use in Sweden 1988–2012 – Results from VTI's Recent Observations. VTI (Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute) SE-581 95 Linköping, Sweden. < http://www.vti.se>.
15. Lasenby-Lessard, J., Morrongiello, B.A., Understanding risk compensation in children: experience with the activity and level of sensation seeking play a role. Accid. Anal. Prev. 43 (2011), 1341–1347.
16. Maimaris, C., Summers, C.L., Browning, C., Palmer, C.R., Injury patterns in cyclists attending an accident and emergency department: a comparison of helmet wearers and non-wearers. Br. Med. J. 308 (1994), 1537–1540.
17. Mattei, T.A., Bond, B.J., Goulart, C.R., Sloffer, C.A., Morris, M.J., Lin, J.J., Performance analysis of the protective effects of bicycle helmets during impact and crush tests in pediatric skull models. J. Neurosurg. Pediatr. 10 (2012), 490–497.
18. McDermott, F.T., Lane, J.C., Brazenor, G.A., Debney, E.A., The effectiveness of bicyclist helmets: a study of 1710 casualties. J. Trauma 34 (1993), 834–835.
19. Persaud, N., Coleman, E., Zwolakowski, D., Lauwers, B., Cass, D., Non-use of bicycle helmets and risk of fatal head injury: a proportional mortality, case-control study. Can. Med. Assoc. J. 184:17 (2012), E921–E923, 10.1503/cmaj.120988 (Epub 2012 October 15).
20. Phillips, R.O., Fyhri, A., Sagberg, F., Risk compensation and bicycle helmets. Risk Anal. 31 (2011), 1187–1195.
21. Pless, B., Magdalinos, H., Hagel, B., Risk-compensation behaviour in children. Myth or reality?. Arch. Pediatr. Adolesc. Med. 160 (2006), 610–614.
22. Povey, L.J., Frith, W.J., Graham, P.G., Cycle helmet effectiveness in New Zealand. Accid. Anal. Prev. 31 (1999), 763–770.
23. Road Traffic Injuries 2010 Statistics 211:15.Publ. 2011-06-20. Trafikanalys, Sveavägen 90, 113 59 Stockholm 2011. < www.trafa.se>.
24. Swedish Transport Agency. < http://www.transportstyrelsen.se/en/road/STRADA/>.
25. The National Board of Health and Welfare. Klassifikation av sjukdomar och hälsoproblem 1987. Swedish Version of International Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Ninth Revision (ICD-9), WHO, Stockholm, Sweden.
26. The National Board of Health and Welfare. Klassifikation av sjukdomar och hälsoproblem 1997. Swedish Version of International Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems, Tenth Revision (ICD-10), WHO, Stockholm, Sweden.
27. The National Board of Health and Welfare, 2011. Skador bland barn i Sverige. Olycksfall, övergrepp och avsiktlig självdestruktiv handling. Artikelnummer 2011-02-13 Socialstyrelsen, Stockholm. < www.socialstyrelsen.se>.
28. The National Board of Health and Welfare. Statistics. < http://www.socialstyrelsen.se/statistik/statistikdatabas/dodsorsaker>.
29. Thomas, S., Acton, C., Nixon, J., Battistutta, D., Pitt, W.R., Clark, R., Effectiveness of bicycle helmets in preventing head injury in children: case-control study. Br. Med. J. 308 (1994), 173–176.
30. Thompson, R.S., Rivara, F.P., Thompson, D.C., A case-control study of the effectiveness of bicycle safety helmets. N. Engl. J. Med. 320 (1989), 1361–1367.
31. Thompson, D.C., Thompson, R.S., Rivara, F.P., Wolf, M.E., A case-control study of the effectiveness of bicycle safety helmets in preventing facial injury. Am. J. Public Health 80 (1990), 1471–1474.
32. Thompson, D.C., Rivara, F.P., Thompson, R.S., Effectiveness of bicycle safety helmets in preventing head injuries: a case-control study. J. Am. Med. Assoc. 276 (1996), 1968–1973.
33. Thompson, D.C., Nunn, M.E., Thompson, R.S., Rivara, F.P., Effectiveness of bicycle safety helmets in preventing serious facial injury. J. Am. Med. Assoc. 276 (1996), 1974–1975.
34. Thompson, D.C., Rivara, F., Thompson, R., 2009. Helmets for Preventing Head and Facial Injuries in Bicyclists. A Reprint of a Cochrane Review. The Cochrane Library, Issue (1).
35. Walter, S.R., Olivier, J., Churches, T., Grzebieta, R., The impact of compulsory helmet legislation on cyclist head injuries in New South Wales, Australia. Accid. Anal. Prev. 43 (2011), 2064–2071.