Trends in serious head injuries among English cyclists and pedestrians
Trends in serious head injuries among English cyclists and pedestrians
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DOI：
10.1136/ip.9.3.266
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发表时间：
2003-09-01
影响因子：
3.7
通讯作者：
Sheikh, A
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作者：
Cook, A;Sheikh, A
在英国，自行车头盔的使用率仍然很低，因为关于其有效性的争论仍在继续。时间趋势研究先前已经表明头盔佩戴率与头部受伤住院率之间存在负相关关系，但头盔佩戴的数据往往很少，住院率因多种原因而异。在本研究期间，可获得关于头盔佩戴的综合数据，并将行人用作控制，以监测入院趋势。在住院的骑自行车者中，头部受伤的比例从27.9%（n=3070）下降到20.4%（n=2154），戴头盔的比例从16.0%上升到21.8%。行人头部受伤入院率也有所下降，但下降幅度要小得多。戴上自行车头盔估计可以防止60%的头部受伤。
In England the use of bicycle helmets remains low as debate continues about their effectiveness. Time trend studies have previously shown an inverse association between helmet wearing rates and hospital admissions for head injury, but data on helmet wearing are often sparse and admission rates vary for numerous reasons. For the period of this study comprehensive data on helmet wearing are available, and pedestrians are used as a control to monitor trends in admission. Among cyclists admitted to hospital, the percentage with head injury reduced from 27.9% (n=3070) to 20.4% (n=2154), as helmet wearing rose from 16.0% to 21.8%. Pedestrian head injury admissions also declined but by a significantly smaller amount. The wearing of a cycle helmet is estimated to prevent 60% of head injuries.