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Incidence of concussions and helmet use in equestrians
Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport, 2023Equestrians have a high risk of concussions per hospital records. However, most concussions occur in private settings where concussions are not tracked. We determined concussion incidence by self-report, expressed per 1000 h of exposure, and determined helmet usage and concussion knowledge.Descriptive epidemiological study.Equestrians were recruited ...
Beth W, Glace +3 more
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Helmet Detection Using Detectron2 and EfficientDet
2021 12th International Conference on Computing Communication and Networking Technologies (ICCCNT), 2021In the past few years, there has been great technological advancement in the field of deep learning and its application in image classification, image segmentation and object detection. One of those applications is detecting helmets on bike riders. Since road accidents are increasing day by day, it is important that riders wear helmets all the time so ...
Ritik Singh +3 more
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Helmets or not? Use science correctly
Journal of Medical Ethics, 2013In a recent article, Hooper and Spicer make several arguments against legislation that would mandate the use of bicycle helmets. While they present reasonable objections to the utilitarian as well as the justice defence of such legislation, their review of the empirical evidence contains inaccuracies, omissions and a bias in the selection of empirical ...
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Encouraging the Use of Bicycle Helmets
Pediatrics, 1991To the Editor.— The recent statement by the Committee on Accident and Poison Prevention,1 in support of the use of bicycle helmets, is a thoroughly appropriate and timely pronouncement. Statistics on cycling accidents have been published in Pediatrics and elsewhere for many years, and it is certainly not a revelation that helmets will ...
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Parenting Influences on Bicycle Helmet Rules and Estimations of Children's Helmet Use
The Journal of Psychology, 2013The present study examined the potential relationship between parenting variables and estimations of children's bicycle helmet use. Parents (N = 121) completed surveys asking about parental monitoring and questions about their bicycle habits and attitudes, as well as their expectations for their children to wear a helmet and their estimation of how ...
Lisa Thomson, Ross +2 more
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Bicycle Helmet Use by Children
Pediatrics, 1986Children are the most frequent victims of bicycling accidents. Among fatal accidents, head injury is the most common cause of death. Because bicycling helmets may reduce the risk of serious head injury, this study was undertaken to determine the frequency with which children and adolescents in various age groups use bicycle helmets.
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Impact of a Ski Helmet Mandatory on Helmet Use on Austrian Ski Slopes
Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection & Critical Care, 2011A helmet mandatory for people younger than 16 years was implemented in most Austrian provinces in the winter season 2009/2010. The objective of this study was to evaluate the impact of a ski helmet mandatory on age-dependent helmet use.We compared helmet use in people aged 15 years or less and older than 15 years of Austrian provinces with and without ...
Gerhard, Ruedl +3 more
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A local bicycle helmet ‘law’ in a Swedish municipality – the effects on helmet use
Injury Control and Safety Promotion, 2004The municipality of Motala in Sweden introduced a local bicycle helmet 'law' on May 1, 1996. This is not a legally enacted ordinance, but instead a legislated recommendation backed up by information and education. Formally, the law applies to children (aged 6-12 years), although the intention is to increase helmet use by all cyclists.
Sixten, Nolén, Kent, Lindqvist
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Costs Associated With Helmet Use in Motorcycle Crashes: The Cost of Not Wearing a Helmet
Traffic Injury Prevention, 2012The relationship between injuries sustained in a motorcycle crash (MCC) by unhelmeted motorcyclists and the multitude of costs associated with those injuries has been a decades-long debate. Results from research addressing injuries and mortality due to helmet use in MCCs demonstrates that unhelmeted motorcyclists experience more severe injuries ...
Katherine A, Heldt +3 more
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Helmet Use Among Competitive Cyclists
American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 1991The United States Cycling Federation (USCF) decision in 1986 to mandate helmet use in all sponsored races marked a major initiative in cycling safety. Confirming earlier reports about the effectiveness of helmets in preventing injuries, this study also examines the attitudes of 554 USCF members toward the policy and about helmet use in both racing and ...
C W, Runyan, J A, Earp, R P, Reese
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