From: Motorcycle helmet effectiveness in reducing head, face and brain injuries by state and helmet law
Emergency department | Hospital | |||||
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Body region | Partial | Universal | P-value | Partial | Universal | P-value |
N = 11,261 | N = 18,057 | N = 4,197 | N = 8,456 | |||
Head and Neck | 32 % | 18 % | <0.01 | 51 % | 41 % | <0.01 |
Traumatic Brain Injury | 8 % | 5 % | <0.01 | 34 % | 29 % | <0.01 |
Spine and Back | 10 % | 9 % | 0.17 | 18 % | 18 % | 0.36 |
Torso | 22 % | 20 % | 0.32 | 48 % | 47 % | 0.24 |
Extremities | 72 % | 74 % | <0.01 | 76 % | 79 % | <0.01 |
Other and Unspecified | 25 % | 23 % | <0.01 | 11 % | 11 % | 0.22 |