Prevention of head injuries in children bicyclists: a proposal.
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.
Alleman
Anthony
A
Department of Radiology, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center, PO Box 26901, Oklahoma City, OK 73190, USA.
Akande
Abidemi
A
Bukacek
Melissa
M
Geib
Jenny
J
Simonson-Younger
Jennifer
J
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