PEDIATRICS Vol. 77 No. 5 May 1986, pp. 677-679
This Article
Right arrow Full Text (PDF)
Right arrow Alert me when this article is cited
Right arrow Alert me when eLetters are posted
Right arrow Alert me if a correction is posted
Right arrow Citation Map
Services
Right arrow E-mail this article to a friend
Right arrow Similar articles in this journal
Right arrow Similar articles in PubMed
Right arrow Alert me to new issues of the journal
Right arrow Add to My File Cabinet
Right arrow Download to citation manager
Right arrowRequest Permissions
Citing Articles
Right arrow Citing Articles via HighWire
Right arrow Citing Articles via CrossRef
Right arrow Citing Articles via Google Scholar
Google Scholar
Right arrow Articles by Weiss, B. D.
Right arrow Search for Related Content
PubMed
Right arrow PubMed Citation
Right arrow Articles by Weiss, B. D.
Social Bookmarking
Add to CiteULike   Add to Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us   Add to Digg   Add to Facebook   Add to Reddit   Add to Technorati   Add to Twitter  
What's this?

Bicycle Helmet Use by Children

Barry D. Weiss MD1

1 From the University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson

Children are the most frequent victims of bicycling accidents. Among fatal accidents, head injury is the most common cause of death. Because bicycling helmets may reduce the risk of serious head injury, this study was undertaken to determine the frequency with which children and adolescents in various age groups use bicycle helmets. Students were observed arriving at four elementary schools, three junior high schools, three senior high schools, and one university campus. The number of students riding bicycles and the percentage wearing helmets were noted. Of 108 elementary schools bicyclists, only two (1.85%) wore helmets. None of 103 junior high bicyclists and only two of 107 (1.86%) senior high bicyclists wore helmets. Ten percent (15/150) of university bicyclists wore helmets; this is a significantly higher rate than in the other age groups (khgr2 = 10.27, P < .01). The failure of school-aged children to wear bicycling helmets represents a potentially serious health hazard. Pediatricians and family physicians have a unique opportunity to provide education to families and communities about the importance of using helmets.

Key Words: accident prevention • bicycle helmet • head injury

Submitted on May 6, 1985
Accepted on July 18, 1985


Add to CiteULike CiteULike   Add to Connotea Connotea   Add to Del.icio.us Del.icio.us   Add to Digg Digg   Add to Facebook Facebook   Add to Reddit Reddit   Add to Technorati Technorati   Add to Twitter Twitter    What's this?


This article has been cited by other articles:


Home page
 Inj. Prev.Home page
P C. Cryer, J. Cole, L. L Davidson, M. Rahman, V. Ching, and J. B Goodall
Rates of, and the factors affecting, cycle helmet use among secondary schoolchildren in East Sussex and Kent
Inj. Prev., June 1, 1998; 4(2): 106 - 110.
[Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]

Home page
 Arch Pediatr Adolesc MedHome page
J. J. Abularrage, A. J. DeLuca, and C. J. Abularrage
Effect of Education and Legislation on Bicycle Helmet Use in a Multiracial Population
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med, January 1, 1997; 151(1): 41 - 44.
[Abstract] [PDF]

Home page
 Arch Pediatr Adolesc MedHome page
P. A. Miller, H. J. Binns, and K. K. Christoffel
Children's Bicycle Helmet Attitudes and Use: Association With Parental Rules
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med, December 1, 1996; 150(12): 1259 - 1264.
[Abstract] [PDF]

Home page
 Arch Pediatr Adolesc MedHome page
M. L. Macknin and S. V. Medendorp
Association Between Bicycle Helmet Legislation, Bicycle Safety Education, and Use of Bicycle Helmets in Children
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med, March 1, 1994; 148(3): 255 - 259.
[Abstract] [PDF]

Home page
 Arch Pediatr Adolesc MedHome page
M. Puczynski and D. A. Marshall
Helmets! All the Pros Wear Them
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med, December 1, 1992; 146(12): 1465 - 1467.
[Abstract] [PDF]

Home page
 JAMAHome page
J. J. Sacks, P. Holmgreen, S. M. Smith, and D. M. Sosin
Bicycle-Associated Head Injuries and Deaths in the United States From 1984 Through 1988: How Many Are Preventable?
JAMA, December 4, 1991; 266(21): 3016 - 3018.
[Abstract] [PDF]

Home page
 JAMAHome page
B. D. Weiss
Bicycle Helmets: Effective but Underused
JAMA, December 4, 1991; 266(21): 3032 - 3033.
[Abstract] [PDF]

Home page
 Arch Pediatr Adolesc MedHome page
Division of Injury Control, Center for Environment
Childhood Injuries in the United States
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med, June 1, 1990; 144(6): 627 - 646.
[Abstract] [PDF]

Home page
 Arch Pediatr Adolesc MedHome page
A. B. Bergman, F. P. Rivara, D. D. Richards, and L. W. Rogers
The Seattle Children's Bicycle Helmet Campaign
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med, June 1, 1990; 144(6): 727 - 731.
[Abstract] [PDF]

Home page
 Arch Pediatr Adolesc MedHome page
C. G. DiGuiseppi, F. P. Rivara, and T. D. Koepsell
Attitudes Toward Bicycle Helmet Ownership and Use by School-age Children
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med, January 1, 1990; 144(1): 83 - 86.
[Abstract] [PDF]

Home page
 JAMAHome page
C. G. DiGuiseppi, F. P. Rivara, T. D. Koepsell, and L. Polissar
Bicycle Helmet Use by Children: Evaluation of a Community-wide Helmet Campaign
JAMA, October 27, 1989; 262(16): 2256 - 2261.
[Abstract] [PDF]

Home page
 Arch OphthalmolHome page
S. Lessell
Indirect Optic Nerve Trauma
Arch Ophthalmol, March 1, 1989; 107(3): 382 - 386.
[Abstract] [PDF]

Home page
 Arch Pediatr Adolesc MedHome page
J. D. Sargent, M. G. Peck, and M. Weitzman
Bicycle-Mounted Child Seats: Injury Risk and Prevention
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med, July 1, 1988; 142(7): 765 - 767.
[Abstract] [PDF]

Home page
 Arch Pediatr Adolesc MedHome page
B. D. Weiss
Childhood Bicycle Injuries: What Can We Do?
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med, February 1, 1987; 141(2): 135 - 136.
[Abstract] [PDF]