The effect of the Taiwan motorcycle helmet use law on head injuries

Wen Ta Chiu; Chia Ying Kuo; Ching Chang Hung; Marcelo Chen

The effect of the Taiwan motorcycle helmet use law on head injuries

Wen Ta Chiu, Chia Ying Kuo, Ching Chang Hung, Marcelo Chen

臺北市立萬芳醫院

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Objectives. This study evaluated the effect of the motorcycle helmet law implemented in Taiwan on June 1, 1997. Methods. Collecting data on 8795 cases of motorcycle-related head injuries from 56 major Taiwanese hospitals, we compared the situation 1 year before and after implementation of the helmet law. Results. After implementation of the law, the number of motorcycle- related head injuries decreased by 33%, from 5260 to 3535. Decreases in length of hospital stay and in severity of injury and better outcome were also seen. The likelihood ratio χ² test showed that severity decreased after the law's implementation (P

原文	英語
頁（從 - 到）	793-796
頁數	4
期刊	American Journal of Public Health
卷	90
發行號	5
出版狀態	已發佈 - 5月 2000

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公共衛生、環境和職業健康

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