title: Prevention of head injuries in children bicyclists: a proposal.
abstract: Bicycle-related head injury is a significant source of morbidity in children. Upon review of contemporary approaches for reducing such injuries, summarized herein, the authors conclude that a school-based promotion of proper helmet usage represents a reasonable compromise between expediency and probability of success. This proposal contains an outline for a pilot program to be implemented in an elementary school setting. It is postulated that a large-scale implementation of this program in combination with other discussed interventions will achieve the long-term goal of reducing bicycle-related pediatric head injuries.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, PO Box 26901, Oklahoma City, OK 73190, USA.
authors.forename: Anthony
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Alleman
authors.forename: Abidemi
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Akande
authors.forename: Melissa
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bukacek
authors.forename: Jenny
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Geib
authors.forename: Jennifer
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Simonson-Younger
mesh_terms: D001642:Bicycling / Q000193:education / Q000293:injuries* / Q000592:standards; D002648:Child; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D017408:Guidelines as Topic; D006260:Head Protective Devices / Q000592:standards / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D009825:Oklahoma; D012107:Research Design