Prevention of bicycle-related injuries: Helmets, education, and legislation

被引:67
作者
Rivara, FP [1 ]
Thompson, DC
Patterson, MQ
Thompson, RS
机构
[1] Univ Washington, Dept Pediat, Harborview Injury Prevent & Res Ctr, Seattle, WA 98104 USA
[2] Univ Washington, Dept Epidemiol, Seattle, WA 98104 USA
[3] Grp Hlth Cooperat Puget Sound, Dept Prevent Care, Seattle, WA 98104 USA
关键词
bicycles; helmets; injuries; legislation; education; prevention;
D O I
10.1146/annurev.publhealth.19.1.293
中图分类号
R1 [预防医学、卫生学];
学科分类号
1004 ; 120402 ;
摘要
Efforts to reduce the toll of bicycle-related head injuries illustrate how the basic public health principles of surveillance, epidemiologic study, intervention, and evaluation can have a substantial impact on an injury problem, using a variety of injury-prevention strategies. Head injuries are the leading cause of serious morbidity and mortality from bicycle crashes. Helmets have been shown to reduce bicycle-related head injuries for cyclists of all ages involved in all types of crashes including those with motor vehicles. Helmet use has been promoted using educational campaigns, helmet subsidies, and legislation. Careful evaluation of these strategies has shown that these interventions increase helmet use and decrease the incidence of bicycle injuries. The model developed for the prevention of bicycle injuries is widely applicable to other injury problems.
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页码:293 / 318
页数:26
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