Table 3 AWHUR helmeted injury mechanisms and injury severity data
Overall | Helmet—Yes | Helmet—No | p | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1093 | 309 | 524 | ||
Mechanism (%) | ||||
ATV | 222 (20.3%) | 55 (17.8%) | 140 (26.7%) | < 0.001a |
Bicycle | 392 (35.9%) | 111 (35.9%) | 207 (39.5%) | |
Dirt Bike | 81 (7.4%) | 61 (19.7%) | 16 (3.1%) | |
Electric Scooter | 15 (1.4%) | 6 (1.9%) | 7 (1.3%) | |
Go cart | 27 (2.5%) | 10 (3.2%) | 10 (1.9%) | |
Equestrian | 38 (3.5%) | 18 (5.8%) | 9 (1.7%) | |
Hoverboard | 34 (3.1%) | 4 (1.3%) | 9 (1.7%) | |
Roller skating | 27 (2.5%) | 1 (0.3%) | 3 (0.6%) | |
Rollerblading | 13 (1.2%) | 1 (0.3%) | 1 (0.2%) | |
Scooter | 91 (8.3%) | 17 (5.5%) | 38 (7.3%) | |
Skateboard | 127 (11.6%) | 17 (5.5%) | 73 (13.9%) | |
Otherb | 26 (2.4%) | 8 (2.6%) | 11 (2.2%) | |
GCS (%) | ||||
13 to 15 | 1045 (95.9%) | 306 (99.0%) | 486 (92.9%) | < 0.001a |
8 or less | 31 (2.8%) | 2 (0.6%) | 25 (4.8%) | |
9 to 12 | 14 (1.3%) | 1 (0.3%) | 12 (2.3%) | |
Head Injury (%) | ||||
Yes | 281 (26.5%) | 56 (18.8%) | 209 (41.3%) | < 0.001a |
No | 778 (73.5%) | 242 (81.2%) | 297 (58.7%) | |
Injury severity score (%) | ||||
Mild (1–8) | 740 (70.0%) | 210 (70.7%) | 312 (61.8%) | 0.028a |
Moderate (9–15) | 238 (22.5%) | 70 (23.6%) | 139 (27.5%) | |
Severe (16–24) | 53 (5.0%) | 13 (4.4%) | 36 (7.1%) | |
Very Severe (> 24) | 26 (2.5%) | 4 (1.3%) | 18 (3.6%) | |
Neurosurgery consult (%) | ||||
No | 935 (85.5%) | 283 (91.6%) | 401 (76.5%) | < 0.001a |
Yes | 158 (14.5%) | 26 (8.4%) | 123 (23.5%) | |