Are full-face helmets the most effective in preventing head and neck injury in motorcycle accidents? A meta-analysis

Motorcycles are the most common type of vehicle involved in traffic deaths in developing countries. Although helmets can provide protection against injury, there is limited evidence available regarding which type of helmet best protects against head and neck injuries in this setting. This review was...

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Autores principales: Chaichan, Soramon, Asawalertsaeng, Thatchanon, Veerapongtongchai, Pat, Chattakul, Paiboon, Khamsai, Sittichai, Pongkulkiat, Patnarin, Chotmongkol, Verajit, Limpawattana, Panita, Chindaprasirt, Jarin, Senthong, Vichai, Ngamjarus, Chetta, Sittichanbuncha, Yuwares, Kitkhuandee, Amnat, Sawanyawisuth, Kittisak
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Lenguaje:English
Publicado: 2020
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Regular Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7264075/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32509508
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2020.101118
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author Chaichan, Soramon
Asawalertsaeng, Thatchanon
Veerapongtongchai, Pat
Chattakul, Paiboon
Khamsai, Sittichai
Pongkulkiat, Patnarin
Chotmongkol, Verajit
Limpawattana, Panita
Chindaprasirt, Jarin
Senthong, Vichai
Ngamjarus, Chetta
Sittichanbuncha, Yuwares
Kitkhuandee, Amnat
Sawanyawisuth, Kittisak
author_facet Chaichan, Soramon
Asawalertsaeng, Thatchanon
Veerapongtongchai, Pat
Chattakul, Paiboon
Khamsai, Sittichai
Pongkulkiat, Patnarin
Chotmongkol, Verajit
Limpawattana, Panita
Chindaprasirt, Jarin
Senthong, Vichai
Ngamjarus, Chetta
Sittichanbuncha, Yuwares
Kitkhuandee, Amnat
Sawanyawisuth, Kittisak
author_sort Chaichan, Soramon
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description Motorcycles are the most common type of vehicle involved in traffic deaths in developing countries. Although helmets can provide protection against injury, there is limited evidence available regarding which type of helmet best protects against head and neck injuries in this setting. This review was conducted based on articles in the PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science databases. We compared full-face helmets with other types of helmet with regard to head and neck injury prevention in road accidents involving motorcyclists. Of 702 studies, six were eligible with a total of 6,529 participants. When compared with partial and open helmets, the odds ratio of full-face helmets was 0.356 (95% CI of 0.280, 0.453) and 0.636 (95% CI of 0.453, 0.894), respectively, for reduction of head and neck injuries. In conclusion, full-face helmets reduced head and neck injuries in motorcycle accidents to a greater extent than other types of helmet. Policy makers should recommend that motorcyclists use full-face helmets.
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spelling pubmed-72640752020-06-05 Are full-face helmets the most effective in preventing head and neck injury in motorcycle accidents? A meta-analysis Chaichan, Soramon Asawalertsaeng, Thatchanon Veerapongtongchai, Pat Chattakul, Paiboon Khamsai, Sittichai Pongkulkiat, Patnarin Chotmongkol, Verajit Limpawattana, Panita Chindaprasirt, Jarin Senthong, Vichai Ngamjarus, Chetta Sittichanbuncha, Yuwares Kitkhuandee, Amnat Sawanyawisuth, Kittisak Prev Med Rep Regular Article Motorcycles are the most common type of vehicle involved in traffic deaths in developing countries. Although helmets can provide protection against injury, there is limited evidence available regarding which type of helmet best protects against head and neck injuries in this setting. This review was conducted based on articles in the PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science databases. We compared full-face helmets with other types of helmet with regard to head and neck injury prevention in road accidents involving motorcyclists. Of 702 studies, six were eligible with a total of 6,529 participants. When compared with partial and open helmets, the odds ratio of full-face helmets was 0.356 (95% CI of 0.280, 0.453) and 0.636 (95% CI of 0.453, 0.894), respectively, for reduction of head and neck injuries. In conclusion, full-face helmets reduced head and neck injuries in motorcycle accidents to a greater extent than other types of helmet. Policy makers should recommend that motorcyclists use full-face helmets. 2020-05-13 /pmc/articles/PMC7264075/ /pubmed/32509508 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2020.101118 Text en © 2020 The Authors http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
spellingShingle Regular Article
Chaichan, Soramon
Asawalertsaeng, Thatchanon
Veerapongtongchai, Pat
Chattakul, Paiboon
Khamsai, Sittichai
Pongkulkiat, Patnarin
Chotmongkol, Verajit
Limpawattana, Panita
Chindaprasirt, Jarin
Senthong, Vichai
Ngamjarus, Chetta
Sittichanbuncha, Yuwares
Kitkhuandee, Amnat
Sawanyawisuth, Kittisak
Are full-face helmets the most effective in preventing head and neck injury in motorcycle accidents? A meta-analysis
title Are full-face helmets the most effective in preventing head and neck injury in motorcycle accidents? A meta-analysis
title_full Are full-face helmets the most effective in preventing head and neck injury in motorcycle accidents? A meta-analysis
title_fullStr Are full-face helmets the most effective in preventing head and neck injury in motorcycle accidents? A meta-analysis
title_full_unstemmed Are full-face helmets the most effective in preventing head and neck injury in motorcycle accidents? A meta-analysis
title_short Are full-face helmets the most effective in preventing head and neck injury in motorcycle accidents? A meta-analysis
title_sort are full-face helmets the most effective in preventing head and neck injury in motorcycle accidents? a meta-analysis
topic Regular Article
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7264075/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32509508
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2020.101118
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