Impact of Helmet Type and Non-Standard Use on Head Injury in Motorcycle Riders

• Main Authors: Wen-Yu Yu, 游文瑜
• Other Authors: 林茂榮
• Format: Others
• Language: zh-TW
• Published: 2007
• Online Access: http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/16375283175063482247

碩士 === 臺北醫學大學 === 傷害防治學研究所 === 95 === The introduction of the Taiwan Mandatory Helmet Use Law in 1997 led to a dramatic decrease in motorcycle-related fatalities and head injuries among fatally and nonfatally injured riders. A case-control study was conducted to understand the effect of non-standard helmet use and helmet types on head injury. A total of motorcycle-related injured patients occurred over 8-month period from 1st, January to 31st, August 2006 in emergency room of China medical university hospital, 240 subjects with head injury were defined as cases and 283 without head injury as controls. The results of conditional logistic regression was divided into two models. As the results of model 1, compared with full-face helmet, full helmet (OR=2.6, 95% Confidence Interval (CI): 1.1-6.3) and partial-coverage helmet (OR=2.9, 95% CI: 1.2-6.6) increased the odds for a greater level of head injury. When crash severity was controlled in model 2, ORs for full helmet and partial –coverage helmet became 2.3 (95% CI: 0.8-6.3) and 2.6 (95% CI: 1.0-6.6), respectively. Non-standard use of helmet didn’t show significantly increased risk of head injury. The risk of head injury among motorcycle riders was significantly increased by wearing a partial coverage helmet when compared with full-face helmet, but not by full helmet. Unexpectedly, we can’t conclude non-standard helmet use contribute the risk of head injury among motorcyclists.