Autopsy study of motorcyclist fatalities: the effect of the 1992 Maryland motorcycle helmet use law.

Autor: Auman KM; Charles McC. Mathias Jr National Study Center for Trauma and Emergency Medical Services, University of Maryland, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA. Kauman@som.umaryland.edu, Kufera JA, Ballesteros MF, Smialek JE, Dischinger PC
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: American journal of public health [Am J Public Health] 2002 Aug; Vol. 92 (8), pp. 1352-5.
DOI: 10.2105/ajph.92.8.1352
Abstrakt: Objectives: This study sought to determine the impact of Maryland's all-rider motorcycle helmet law (enacted on October 1, 1992) on preventing deaths and traumatic brain injuries among motorcyclists.
Methods: Statewide motorcyclist fatalities occurring during seasonally comparable 33-month periods immediately preceding and following enactment of the law were compared.
Results: The motorcyclist fatality rate dropped from 10.3 per 10 000 registered motorcycles prelaw to 4.5 postlaw despite almost identical numbers of registered motorcycles. Motorcyclists wearing helmets had a lower risk of traumatic brain injury than those not wearing helmets (odds ratio = 0.31, 95% confidence interval = 0.14, 0.68).
Conclusions: Maryland's controversial motorcycle helmet law appears to be an effective public health policy and may be responsible for saving many lives.
Databáze: MEDLINE
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