RELATIONSHIP OF HELMET USE AND HEAD INJURIES AMONG MOTORCYCLE CRASH VICTIMS IN EL PASO COUNTY, COLORADO, 1989-1990

A case-control study was conducted in El Paso County, Colorado, to estimate differences in risk of head injury among persons in motorcycle crashes who were or were not wearing helmets. There were 71 cases, motorcyclists with head injuries from crashes, and 417 controls, motorcyclists in crashes without head injuries. Motorcyclists not wearing helmets were 2.4 times as likely to sustain head injuries (95% confidence limits: 1.23, 4.70) than motorcyclists wearing helmets. This odds ratio was adjusted for age and crash characteristics, using logistic regression. Alcohol intoxication and severity of motorcycle damage were also associated with significantly elevated odds ratios related to sustaining a head injury.

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• Authors:
  • Gabella, B
  • Reiner, K L
  • Hoffman, R E
  • Cook, M
  • Stallones, L
• Publication Date: 1995-6

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 363-369
• Serial:
  • Accident Analysis & Prevention
  • Volume: 27
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 0001-4575
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/00014575

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Crash injuries; Drunk driving; Hazards; Head; Helmets; Injuries; Injury severity; Motorcycle crashes; Motorcyclists; Risk assessment
• Uncontrolled Terms: Head injuries
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I85: Safety Devices used in Transport Infrastructure;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00743792
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-042 313
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Dec 11 1997 12:00AM