TY  - CONF
A1  - Tschernitschek, Jan
A1  - Hannawald, Lars
A1  - Koch, R.
A1  - Zwipp, Hans
T1  - Evaluation of the protective effect of bicycle helmets (a GIDAS-analysis 2000-2007)
N2  - Aim of the study was to evaluate the protective effect of bicycle helmets particularly considering injuries to the head and to the face. Accidents with the participation of bicyclists which occurred from 2000 to 2007 were chosen from GIDAS. We observed that injuries to the head and face were more severe in the group of non-helmeted riders. There seems to be no significant difference in injuries with AIS 3-6. Altogether 26 cyclists were killed. 2 of them wore a helmet (1% of helmeted cyclists), 24 did not (1% of non-helmeted cyclists). Only one killed rider (without helmet) did not suffer from polytrauma (only head injuries recorded). The findings seem to support the thesis of a preventive effect of the bicycle helmet, however the two groups are different in their characteristics related to riding speed. Necessarily we need a multivariate model to evaluate the effect of helmets.
KW  - Analyse (math)
KW  - Gesicht
KW  - Konferenz
KW  - Kopf
KW  - Radfahrer
KW  - Schutzhelm
KW  - Schweregrad (Unfall
KW  - Verletzung)
KW  - Statistik
KW  - Verhütung
KW  - Verletzung
KW  - Wirksamkeitsuntersuchung
KW  - Analysis (math)
KW  - Conference
KW  - Crash helmet
KW  - Cyclist
KW  - Face (human)
KW  - Head
KW  - Impact study
KW  - Injury
KW  - Prevention
KW  - Severity (accid
KW  - injury)
KW  - Statistics
Y1  - 2010
UR  - https://bast.opus.hbz-nrw.de/frontdoor/index/index/docId/514
UR  - https://nbn-resolving.org/urn:nbn:de:hbz:opus-bast-5141
ER  -