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Bike Helmet

  • Epidemiology
  1. Helmet use increases with price decreases
  • Efficacy
  1. Helmets reduce severe brain injury by 74%
  2. Helmets reduce nose and face Trauma by 65%
  3. Poor helmet fit increases Head Injury risk
    1. Parkinson (2003) Pediatrics 112:320-3 [PubMed]
  • Helmet Fitting
  1. Helmet sits snugly in horizontal position on head
    1. Should not sit too high on forehead
    2. Should not have too much front-to-back movement
  2. Straps form V around ears
  3. Held firmly in place when buckle fastened
  • References
  1. Thompson (1996) JAMA 276:1968-73 [PubMed]
  2. Thompson (1996) JAMA 276:1974-5 [PubMed]
  3. Rouzier (1995) J Am Board Fam Pract 8:283-7 [PubMed]