The effectiveness of helmets in reducing all-terrain vehicle injuries and deaths☆
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2023, American Journal of Emergency Medicine‘No-one else wears one:’ Exploring farmer attitudes towards All-Terrain Vehicle helmets using the COM-B model
2022, Journal of Safety ResearchCitation Excerpt :A study examining ATV injuries over 6 years in the UK reported that head and face trauma were one of the most common injury sources (43%), and that helmet compliance was low (16%; Adil, Konstantinou, Porter, & Dolan, 2017). This is despite research reporting that nonfatal head injuries can be reduced by 64% and fatal injuries reduced by as much as 42% through helmet use (Rodgers, 1990). Many decisions surrounding helmet wearing while using ATVs are made by farmers directly rather than mandated by law.
Substance exposure and helmet use in all-terrain vehicle accidents: Nine years of experience at a level 1 trauma center
2016, Journal of Safety ResearchCitation Excerpt :In the current study, a slightly higher percentage of patients (18.8%) were wearing helmets at the time of their accident, however, this was 31.7% lower than the national rate (Adams, Aitken, Mullins, Miller, & Graham, 2013). Studies have reported that helmet use reduced the risk of death and head injury by 42% and 64%, respectively (Rodgers, 1990). Bowman et al. noted that helmet use was associated with lower rates of neck, face, TBI and death (Hall et al., 2009).
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2015, InjuryCitation Excerpt :Additionally, our study population is at an even higher risk for intracranial haemorrhage, as helmet use was almost universally absent. It has been shown that there is a higher rate of intracranial haemorrhage among those who do not use a helmet [13,16–18]. The near complete absence of helmet use among our study population allows for us to effectively compare the two groups; however the rates cannot be extrapolated to riders in general, as the use helmets has been shown to be higher among other study populations [9,15,19].
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