Scooter Crashes at University: Intervention Tactics for Modified Behavior and Helmet Use

Mueller, Thomas S.

doi:10.1080/15389588.2012.715375

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“…The arguments against the universal helmet use laws are reduction of freedom, perceived inconvenience to use helmets, and even more chances of cervical injuries in helmet users after certain speed due to mechanism involved [17, 18]. The concerns about increased chances of cervical spine injuries in helmet users have been addressed in other studies, and it has been reported that helmet use does not increase chances of cervical spine injuries [19, 20], but in fact it can reduce such injuries [21].…”

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Impact of Helmet Use in Traumatic Brain Injuries Associated with Recreational Vehicles

Ganti

Bodhit

Daneshvar

et al. 2013

Advances in Preventive Medicine

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Objective. To study the impact of helmet use on outcomes after recreational vehicle accidents. Methods. This is an observational cohort of adult and pediatric patients who sustained a TBI while riding a recreational vehicle. Recreational vehicles included bicycles, motorcycles, and all-terrain vehicles (ATVs), as well as a category for other vehicles such as skateboards and scooters. Results. Lack of helmet use was significantly associated with having a more severe traumatic brain injury and being admitted to the hospital. Similarly, 25% of those who did wearing a helmet were admitted to the ICU versus 36% of those who did not (P = 0.0489). The hospital length of stay was significantly greater for patients who did not use helmets. Conclusion. Lack of helmet use is significantly correlated with abnormal neuroimaging and admission to the hospital and ICU; these data support a call for action to implement more widespread injury prevention and helmet safety education and advocacy.

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“…A large number of children, adolescents, and young adults use recreational vehicles, and a lot of them are inexperienced and are less likely to follow traffic rules [17]. Community participation should be an integral part of such programs as it improves effectiveness and success rates of such programs.…”

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Impact of Helmet Use in Traumatic Brain Injuries Associated with Recreational Vehicles

Ganti

Bodhit

Daneshvar

et al. 2013

Advances in Preventive Medicine

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“…Multiple studies 1,2,6,11,12 as well as our own data clearly show that helmet use in scooter drivers is not popular. However, La Torre et al 1 data clearly show that introduction of laws mandating helmet use for scooter riders and strict enforcement can result in a dramatic increase of helmet use from 15 to 90%.…”

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It is Time to put the Lid on Traumatic Brain Injuries in Scooter Crashes

Namias¹,

Garcia²,

Ginzburg³

et al. 2018

Panamerican Journal of Trauma, Critical Care &Amp; Emergency Surgery

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Introduction: Rider education that stresses helmet usage has not reached the scooter population. The impression that scooters are a safe, low-speed means of transport often results in poor helmet compliance. However, severe head injuries are common in scooter crashes. We chose to evaluate whether helmet use in the scooter rider population is associated with a reduction of traumatic brain injury (TBI), skull, and c-spine injuries. Materials and methods:A retrospective analysis of our Level I trauma center registry was performed identifying all patients treated for scooter crash-related injuries from 2003 to 2015. Helmet data were collected from Emergency Medical Services, police, and hospital records. Statistical analysis was performed using χ 2 , Mann-Whitney U-test, and z-test for proportions.Results: Of 1,006 scooter crash patients, 13.3% of patients wore helmets at the time of their crash. Their mean age was 34.2 ± 16 years with an 80% male population. The Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) in the unhelmeted group was nominally lower (13.11 ± 3.7) when compared with the helmeted group (13.92 ± 2.8). There were more TBIs (61.6%) in unhelmeted patients vs helmeted patients (36.6%; p < 0.0001). Of all helmeted patients, none presented with epidural hematomas, and helmeted patients suffered significantly fewer subdural hemorrhages, subarachnoid hemorrhages, and skull fractures when compared with unhelmeted patients (p = 0.008, p = 0.005, p < 0.0001 respectively). Mortality was 4.0% in the unhelmeted group and 1.5% in the helmeted group (p = 0.215), but this difference did not reach statistical significance. Conclusion:Helmet use significantly lowers the risk of TBI in scooter crashes. Additional multicenter trials are needed to study a possible survival benefit associated with helmet use. Educational and community outreach programs are needed urgently to improve helmet use compliance among scooter riders in order to reduce the TBI incidence.

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Collegiate athletes opinions regarding helmet use while riding scooters or mopeds.

Olewinski

Brooks

Wilson

et al. 2020

Journal of American College Health

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Scooter Crashes at University: Intervention Tactics for Modified Behavior and Helmet Use

Cited by 4 publications

References 11 publications

Impact of Helmet Use in Traumatic Brain Injuries Associated with Recreational Vehicles

Impact of Helmet Use in Traumatic Brain Injuries Associated with Recreational Vehicles

It is Time to put the Lid on Traumatic Brain Injuries in Scooter Crashes

Collegiate athletes opinions regarding helmet use while riding scooters or mopeds.

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