1988
DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9610(88)80151-x
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Patterns of injury in helmeted and nonhelmeted motorcyclists

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“…They also show that motorcyclists are 5 times more likely to have a severe head injury if they do not wear helmets, and 3 times more likely to die than those who do. 17 The recent increase in the incidence of interpersonal violence and assault may be the result of growing youth unemployment and social inequality. Increasing levels of hostility, which arise from conflicts associated with politics, caste, and culture, greater abuse of alcohol, and social pressure caused by rapid urbanisation and a poorer standard of living, may also contribute.…”
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“…They also show that motorcyclists are 5 times more likely to have a severe head injury if they do not wear helmets, and 3 times more likely to die than those who do. 17 The recent increase in the incidence of interpersonal violence and assault may be the result of growing youth unemployment and social inequality. Increasing levels of hostility, which arise from conflicts associated with politics, caste, and culture, greater abuse of alcohol, and social pressure caused by rapid urbanisation and a poorer standard of living, may also contribute.…”
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confidence: 99%
“…O uso de capacetes por usuários de motocicletas também reduz a incidência de fraturas maxilofaciais 11,12 . A associação entre consumo de álcool e fraturas faciais é bem documentada 13 e Shapiro et al 8 referem uma relação de até 45% dos casos.…”
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“…[4][5][6][7] Both international and national epidemiologic surveys have reported that the vast majority of serious or fatal motorcyclerelated injuries involve the head. 4,5,8,9 In Taiwan, according to the Department of Health, 77.7% of fatal motorcycle-related injuries involved the head 10 ; according to data from the Interior Ministry, however, 91.6% of fatal injuries related to heavy motorcycles and 89.2% of fatal injuries related to light motorcycles involved the head. 11 Our previous studies found that 70% of head injuries were caused by traffic accidents, most of which (71%) involved motorcycles, 8,12,13 indicating a distinct correlation between motorcycle-related injury and head injury.…”
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