Helmet use in preventing acute concussive symptoms in recreational vehicle related head trauma.

CONCLUSIONS: In children presenting to the ED following a wheeled BSS-related HT helmet use was associated with less acute concussive symptoms. ABBREVIATIONS: aOR, adjusted odds ratio; APHIRST, Australasian Paediatric Head Injury Rules Study; BSS, bicycles, push scooters and skateboards; CI, confidence interval; CT, computed tomography; ED, emergency department; HT, head trauma; IQR, interquartile range; OR, odds ratio; RCH, Royal Children's Hospital; RV, recreational vehicle. PMID: 29355399 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]
Source: Brain Injury - Category: Neurology Tags: Brain Inj Source Type: research