EFFECT OF HELMET WEARING ON MOTORCYCLE AND BICYCLE ACCIDENTS (PROSPECTIVE STUDY)
abass, H., Abdelhady, R., George, S., shaltout, E. (2022). EFFECT OF HELMET WEARING ON MOTORCYCLE AND BICYCLE ACCIDENTS (PROSPECTIVE STUDY). EKB Journal Management System, 2(2), 112-117. doi: 10.21608/aumj.2022.150285.1014
hager ahmed abass; Randa Hussein Abdelhady; Safaa Maher George; Eman salah shaltout. "EFFECT OF HELMET WEARING ON MOTORCYCLE AND BICYCLE ACCIDENTS (PROSPECTIVE STUDY)". EKB Journal Management System, 2, 2, 2022, 112-117. doi: 10.21608/aumj.2022.150285.1014
abass, H., Abdelhady, R., George, S., shaltout, E. (2022). 'EFFECT OF HELMET WEARING ON MOTORCYCLE AND BICYCLE ACCIDENTS (PROSPECTIVE STUDY)', EKB Journal Management System, 2(2), pp. 112-117. doi: 10.21608/aumj.2022.150285.1014
abass, H., Abdelhady, R., George, S., shaltout, E. EFFECT OF HELMET WEARING ON MOTORCYCLE AND BICYCLE ACCIDENTS (PROSPECTIVE STUDY). EKB Journal Management System, 2022; 2(2): 112-117. doi: 10.21608/aumj.2022.150285.1014

EFFECT OF HELMET WEARING ON MOTORCYCLE AND BICYCLE ACCIDENTS (PROSPECTIVE STUDY)

Aswan University Medical Journal
Volume 2, Issue 2, December 2022, Page 112-117  XML PDF (1012.76 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/aumj.2022.150285.1014
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Authors
hager ahmed abass email 1; Randa Hussein Abdelhady2; Safaa Maher Georgeorcid 3; Eman salah shaltoutorcid 4
1forensic medicine and clinical toxicology department, faculty of medicine, Aswan university, Aswan, Egypt
2Prof. and Head of department of Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology Faculty of Medicine - Assuit University ,Egypt
3Professor of Forensic medicine and clinical toxicology Department ,Faculty of Medicine, Assuit University, Egypt
4Lecturer of Forensic medicine and Clinical Toxicology, Forensic Medicine and Clinical Toxicology Department, Faculty of Medicine, Assuit university, Egypt
Abstract
Abstract
Background: Helmet use is one of the most crucial factors that influence the degree of severity of injuries in motorcyclists and pedal cyclists.
Purpose: This study aims to determine incidence of Road Traffic Injuries (RTIs) among a sample of motorcyclists and pedal cyclists and giving insight on the negligence of helmet use as a predisposing factor for disagreeable injuries.
Patients and Methods: This study is descriptive one, the participants were motorcyclists and pedal cyclists involved in RTIs in two governorates of Upper Egypt, Aswan and Sohag were admitted to the emergency department in university hospitals from 1st of January, 2020 to 1st of January, 2021. Demographic information and types of injuries were recorded.
Results: In this study there were 66 victims of motorcycles and 15 victims of pedal cycles involved, all of them were males (100.0%), mostly in the age group (26-35 years). only half of motor cyclists (50.0%) used helmet whereas no one of pedal cyclists used it.
Conclusion and recommendations: The present study showed that negligence of helmet use represents risk for traffic safety and there is a need for interventional programs to reduce the burden of motorcycle fatalities.
Keywords
helmet use; motorcyclists; pedal cyclists
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