Easy Rider — Hard Facts

Russo, Pearl K.

doi:10.1056/nejm197811092991915

Cited by 26 publications

(7 citation statements)

References 5 publications

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…Our findings are congruent with those of others, including the National Academy of Sciences (1975), and the conclusion is worth repeating. Despite a concerted effort to convince the public of the existence of widespread and severe postabortion trauma, there is no scientific evidence for the existence of such trauma, even though abortion occurs in the highly stressful context of unwanted pregnancy (Adler et al, 1990, 1992; Dagg, 1991; Russo, 1992; Schwartz, 1986).…”

Section: The Studymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…As Adler (1975) demonstrated, negative postabortion emotional responses include the socially based emotions of guilt and shame. Social ostracism and harassment of women seeking abortion may subvert mental health by inducing negative socially based emotions, undermining social support, and encouraging unplanned and unwanted childbearing (Russo, 1992). Providing women with accurate, balanced information in a supportive setting can help counter these effects and enhance women’s sense of control and self-agency.…”

Section: Implications For Practitionersmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Providing women with accurate, balanced information in a supportive setting can help counter these effects and enhance women’s sense of control and self-agency. (See Adler et al, 1990, 1992; Dagg, 1991; Major & Cozzarelli, 1992; Russo, 1992, 1995, for reviews of relevant literature. )…”

Section: Implications For Practitionersmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 2 more Smart Citations

The relationship of abortion to well-being: Do race and religion make a difference?

Russo¹,

Dabul²

1997

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Section: The Studymentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Implications For Practitionersmentioning

confidence: 99%

See 1 more Smart Citation

The relationship of abortion to well-being: Do race and religion make a difference?

Russo¹,

Dabul²

1997

Professional Psychology: Research and Practice

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

“…Russo (1978) noted that the younger age groups were most likely to have serious motorcycle accidents and least likely to have health insurance. Thus, medical costs were borne by the victim's family or the state.…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Motorcycle Helmet Laws: A Case Study of Consumer Protection

Dardis

Lefkowitz

1987

Journal of Consumer Affairs

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

This study examines the losses to society from federal legislation in 1976 on state motorcycle helmet laws. Two major responses were (1) repeal of helmet laws or failure to enact laws and (2) modification of helmet laws. Losses ranged from $75 million to $244 million for states without helmet laws and from $71 million to $229 million for states with modified helmet laws. Comprehensive state helmet laws would have been cost effective with cost‐benefit ratios ranging from 0.05 to 0.18. The fact that thirty‐one states did not have comprehensive helmet laws in 1981 raises questions concerning the degree that society should intervene on behalf of consumers.

show abstract

“…By 1975, all but 3 states had mandatory helmet laws, but beginning in the late 1970s, many states began repealing these laws. [15][16][17][18][19][20] Despite a remarkable amount of early observational and experimental data supporting the use of helmets in injury prevention for 2-wheeled vehicles, the Florida legislature repealed its universal helmet law in 2000. Since that time, there has been a 2-fold increase in motorcycle fatalities and a 30% to 50% reduction in motorcycle helmet use; however, it remains controversial whether the mortality cause is secondary to the helmet law repeal or simply an increase in motorcycle registration.…”

Section: Costs and Insurance Statusmentioning

confidence: 99%

Helmeted vs Nonhelmeted

Hooten¹,

Murad²

2012

Neurosurgery

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

U nintentional injury remains the leading cause of death and disability for people 1 to 44 years of age in the United States. 1,2 The majority of injuries are from motor vehicle accidents, including automobiles, trucks, motorcycles, and bicycles, as well as pedestrians hit by vehicles. Injuries resulting in traumatic brain injury result in .30% of the deaths and contribute to significant morbidity for survivors. Traumatic brain injury is estimated to affect 1.5 million Americans yearly and results in 52 000 deaths and $60 billion in medical costs and lost wages. 3-5 Injury prevention devices include safety belts for automobiles and helmets for 2-wheeled vehicles. Many steps in legislation have been taken to enforce seatbelt use for injury prevention, and now 49 of 50 states have mandatory seatbelt laws enforced by fines for adults. Helmet requirements lack such legislation, and currently only 20 states have universal helmet laws. In regard to helmet use, numerous observational studies demonstrate that motorcycle helmets reduce the risk of death and head injury up to 42% and 69%, respectively. 6,7 Despite these data, Florida does not currently have a mandatory helmet law; the Florida legislature repealed its helmet law in 2000. In the 10 years since this change, helmet use has dropped dramatically, and motorcycle fatalities have increased rapidly. The current law states that helmets are not required for riders of motorized 2-wheeled vehicles who are .21 years of age with at least $10 000 of health insurance coverage. Current research has demonstrated an increased risk of neurological injury and death associated with no helmet use in motorcycles; however, few studies have evaluated discharge outcomes and hospital and societal costs. 8-12 In addition, controversy still exists regarding the actual healthcare impact of Florida's helmet law repeal. 13,14 In this study, we analyzed all 2-wheeled vehicle accidents evaluated at a level 1 trauma center over a 5-year period, comparing all outcomes, costs, and insurance status for helmeted and nonhelmeted riders.

show abstract

Easy Rider — Hard Facts

Cited by 26 publications

References 5 publications

The relationship of abortion to well-being: Do race and religion make a difference?

The relationship of abortion to well-being: Do race and religion make a difference?

Motorcycle Helmet Laws: A Case Study of Consumer Protection

Helmeted vs Nonhelmeted

Contact Info

Product

Resources

About