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American Journal of Public Health, Vol 90, Issue 5 793-796, Copyright © 2000 by American Public Health Association
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The effect of the Taiwan motorcycle helmet use law on head injuries
WT Chiu, CY Kuo, CC Hung and M Chen
Taipei Municipal Wan-Fang Hospital, Taiwan.
OBJECTIVES: This study evaluated the effect of the motorcycle helmet law implemented in Taiwan on June 1, 1997. METHODS: Collecting data on 8795 cases of motorcycle-related head injuries from 56 major Taiwanese hospitals, we compared the situation 1 year before and after implementation of the helmet law. RESULTS: After implementation of the law, the number of motorcycle-related head injuries decreased by 33%, from 5260 to 3535. Decreases in length of hospital stay and in severity of injury and better outcome were also seen. The likelihood ratio chi 2 test showed that severity decreased after the law's implementation (P ¤ .001). Full helmets were found to be safer than half-shell helmets. CONCLUSION: The helmet law effectively decreased the mortality and morbidity from motorcycle-related head injuries.
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