The impact of the repeal of Michigan's universal helmet law on traumatic brain injury: A statewide analysis.
Am J Surg
; 215(3): 424-427, 2018 Mar.
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| ID: mdl-29126593
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
In April of 2012, Michigan repealed its 35-year-old universal motorcycle helmet law in favor of a partial helmet law, which permits motorcyclists older than 21 years old with sufficient insurance and experience to drive un-helmeted. We evaluated the clinical impact of the repeal.METHODS:
The Michigan Trauma Quality Improvement Program's trauma database was queried for motorcycle crash patients between 1/1/09-4/12/12 and between 4/13/12-12/31/14.RESULTS:
There were 1970 patients in the pre-repeal analysis and 2673 patients in the post-repeal analysis. Following the repeal, patients were more likely to be un-helmeted (p < 0.001) and to have a traumatic brain injury (p < 0.001). Patients were also more likely to require neurosurgical interventions (relative risk 1.4, p = 0.011).CONCLUSION:
Following the repeal of the universal helmet law, there has been a significant increase in traumatic brain injuries and neurosurgical interventions. This analysis highlights another detrimental impact of the repeal of the universal helmet law.Palabras clave
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Motocicletas
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Accidentes de Tránsito
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Lesiones Traumáticas del Encéfalo
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Dispositivos de Protección de la Cabeza
Tipo de estudio:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Am J Surg
Año:
2018
Tipo del documento:
Article