National mandatory motorcycle helmet laws may save $2.2 billion annually

Dua, Anahita; Wei, Shuyan; Safarik, Justin; Furlough, Courtney L.; Desai, Sapan S.

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“…5 This fact is of concern, given that wearing a crash helmet can reduce the risk of head and brain injuries and the risk of death. Analysis of the cost of hospitalization of motorcyclists who did not wear crash helmets in the United States showed that it reached approximately US$2.2 billion dollars in 2010; 15 while one billion dollars a year could be saved if all motorcyclists in that country wore a crash helmet. 16 Increased law enforcement could be a considerably effective means of reducing this risk behavior.…”

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Mortalidade de motociclistas com lesões traumáticas resultantes de acidentes de trânsito na cidade de São José dos Campos, em 2015: estudo de coorte

Silva

Lopes

Thomaz

et al. 2020

Epidemiol. Serv. Saúde

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Resumo Objetivo: Analisar fatores associados à mortalidade por lesões traumáticas entre motociclistas. Métodos: Coorte prospectiva, conduzida no Hospital Municipal de São José dos Campos, Brasil, 2015. Foram incluídos motociclistas com lesões traumáticas, ≥14 anos de idade, hospitalizados. Analisaram-se as variáveis sociodemográficas do acidente e da hospitalização, por modelo de regressão de Poisson, apresentando-se risco relativo (RR) e intervalos de confiança de 95% (IC95%). Resultados: Entre 190 motociclistas, 161 (84,7%), jovens do sexo masculino, revelaram 422 (41,8%) lesões em extremidades inferiores e superiores. A incidência de óbito foi maior na medida do aumento da gravidade do trauma, fisiológica (RR=9,67 [IC95% 1,46;64,26]; e RR=4,71 [IC95% 1,36;16,26]) e anatômica (RR=31,49 [IC95% 3,72;266,38]); e mostrou-se menor em até uma semana de internação (RR=0,39 [IC95% 0,15;0,98]). Conclusão: A gravidade do trauma e o tempo de internação associaram-se ao óbito de motociclistas, mas novos estudos devem ser conduzidos para confirmar esses achados e analisar essas relações mais detalhadamente.

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Mortalidade de motociclistas com lesões traumáticas resultantes de acidentes de trânsito na cidade de São José dos Campos, em 2015: estudo de coorte

Silva

Lopes

Thomaz

et al. 2020

Epidemiol. Serv. Saúde

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“…States without universal helmet laws have been shown to have a greater health care expenditure because of the nature of injuries sustained and level of hospital care required by unhelmeted riders. 18 Literature has consistently shown a strong trend toward increased use of public funds for uninsured, unhelmeted patients. 7,14,18 Helmet use has shown to decrease the mean hospitalization cost by more than $6000 per patient.…”

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“…18 Literature has consistently shown a strong trend toward increased use of public funds for uninsured, unhelmeted patients. 7,14,18 Helmet use has shown to decrease the mean hospitalization cost by more than $6000 per patient. 2 Iowa, a state with no helmet laws, has indicated cost savings of up to $20,000 per helmeted patient.…”

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Unhelmeted Motorcycle Riders Have Increased Injury Burden: A Need to Revisit Universal Helmet Laws

Patel

Staley

Runner

et al. 2019

Journal of Surgical Research

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Background: The aim of this study was to compare hospital outcomes for patients in a motorcycle collision with and without helmet use. The study was conducted as a retrospective analysis of the National Trauma Data Bank's 2013 data set, which included reported data from 100 hospitals across the United States. Methods: Inclusion criterion for this study is a motorcycle crash involving a driver or passenger. The total number of patients in motorcycle crashes as reported by the National Trauma Data Bank in 2013 was 10,345. Helmet use, hospital stay, ICU and ventilation days, mortality, Glasgow Coma Score, Injury Severity Score, patient payer mix, and complication data were obtained. Results: Patients were divided into two groups: those wearing a helmet (n ¼ 6250) and those without (n ¼ 4095). Patients not wearing a helmet had an increased risk of admission to the

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“…Therefore, the use of helmets can significantly reduce the severity of head injuries in an accident (11,12). Although helmets are regarded as an important savior for motorcyclists at the time of an incident, studies in different countries like China, Malaysia, Vietnam, Thailand, India, Pakistan, Iran, Nigeria, Argentina, Italy and some states of the United States (US) have reported that only a low rate of motorcyclists wear helmets (6,13,14). In Iran, the rates of using helmets for the riders and the passengers are 35 percent and 12 percent, respectively (7).…”

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Intrinsic motivation and psychological factors on wearing helmet among motorcyclists in Gorgan City, Iran, in 2016

Mirhosseini

Davoodi

Azimmohseni

2018

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Article InfoBackground: Motorcycles have a higher rate of fatality than cars within the same distance travelled. Head injuries are the main causes of death in motorcycle crashes. The objective of this study is to investigate intrinsic motivation and psychological factors on use of a helmet among motorcyclists in Gorgan City, Iran, in 2016. Materials and Methods:This cross-sectional survey was conducted among motorcycle riders at randomly selected areas such as fuel stations and service complexes in Gorgan City, Iran, in 2016. The questionnaire was composed of two parts, and 393 people were fully responsive to all questions. The first part included social demographic questions such as age, gender, education, income and marital status. The second part was consisted of questions measuring the intrinsic motivation of incentives and barriers, perceived benefits and barriers, perceived behavioral control, and behavior. Results: Based on both Pearson correlation and Canonical Correlation Analysis (CCA), the correlation of intrinsic motivation incentives with perceived benefits under the influence of respect for the law was statistically significant (χ 2 = 68.751, P < 0.010), (r = 0.491, P < 0.010) which would greatly increase helmet use. Intrinsic motivation barriers with perceived benefits was more influenced by the importance of appearance for drivers with a significant correlation (χ 2 = 40.655, P < 0.010), (r = 0.281, P < 0.010), this factor was found to reduce the use of helmets among motorcyclists. Conclusions: In this study, care for appearance is regarded as an intrinsic motivation which has a significant correlation in almost all psychological factors and finally leads to the use or not use of a helmet. Another key factor which persuades the riders to wear a helmet is respect to the traffic regulations; thus, enforcing the law may be a fundamental strategy for increasing helmet use.

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National mandatory motorcycle helmet laws may save $2.2 billion annually

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Cited by 11 publications

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Mortalidade de motociclistas com lesões traumáticas resultantes de acidentes de trânsito na cidade de São José dos Campos, em 2015: estudo de coorte

Mortalidade de motociclistas com lesões traumáticas resultantes de acidentes de trânsito na cidade de São José dos Campos, em 2015: estudo de coorte

Unhelmeted Motorcycle Riders Have Increased Injury Burden: A Need to Revisit Universal Helmet Laws

Intrinsic motivation and psychological factors on wearing helmet among motorcyclists in Gorgan City, Iran, in 2016

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