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Table 3 Body regions injured among motorcycle operators seen in the emergency department or admitted to the hospital

From: Motorcycle helmet effectiveness in reducing head, face and brain injuries by state and helmet law

 

Emergency department

Hospital

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

  1. Multiple body regions per motorcyclist were included
  2. P-values are from likelihood ratio tests of homogeneity comparing universal vs. partial helmet law states