Carter Kelly A, Brewer Kori L, Garrison Herbert G
Department of Emergency Medicine of the Brody School of Medicine, East Carolina University, USA.
N C Med J. 2007 Jul-Aug;68(4):225-30.
One in 3 bicyclists killed in North Carolina is under the age of 16. Since enactment of a mandatory bicycle helmet law for children in 2001, there has been no observed increase in helmet use in North Carolina. The goal of this study was to assess perceptions of helmet effectiveness and the level ofawareness of the North Carolina bicycle helmet law.
A written survey was distributed to parents, physicians, teachers, and emergency medical services (EMS) personnel throughout Pitt County, North Carolina, to ask their knowledge of the bicycle helmet law, the frequency of their helmet use, their perceptions of the effectiveness of helmets, their opinions of who should be providing education about bicycle helmets, and their knowledge ofpr oper bicycle helmet use.
The survey response rate was 72% (n=43). Seventy-five percent of teachers and EMS personnel, 69% ofparents, and 580% of physicians were aware of the North Carolina helmet law. Nineteen percent of parents responded that their children wore helmets "always", 1% answered "often", and 18% answered "never". The effectiveness of helmets in preventing head injuries was underestimated by many respondents with 49% estimating 50%-75% effectiveness.
This survey was distributed only in Pitt County and does not reflect helmet awareness for the state as a whole.
The majority ofparents, teachers, physicians, and EMS personnel in Pitt County, North Carolina, are aware of the mandatory bicycle helmet law for children. Enforcement of and education about the bicycle helmet law should be increased .
在北卡罗来纳州，每3名死于自行车事故的骑车人中就有1人年龄在16岁以下。自2001年该州颁布针对儿童的强制性自行车头盔法律以来，北卡罗来纳州的头盔使用率并未出现明显上升。本研究的目的是评估对头盔有效性的认知以及对北卡罗来纳州自行车头盔法律的知晓程度。
在北卡罗来纳州皮特县向家长、医生、教师和紧急医疗服务（EMS）人员发放了一份书面调查问卷，询问他们对自行车头盔法律的了解、头盔使用频率、对头盔有效性的看法、对谁应该提供自行车头盔教育的意见以及对正确使用自行车头盔的了解。
调查回复率为72%（n = 43）。75%的教师和EMS人员、69%的家长以及58%的医生知晓北卡罗来纳州的头盔法律。19%的家长回答他们的孩子“总是”戴头盔，1%回答“经常”，18%回答“从不”。许多受访者低估了头盔在预防头部受伤方面的有效性，49%的人估计其有效性为50% - 75%。
本次调查仅在皮特县进行，不能反映该州整体的头盔知晓情况。
北卡罗来纳州皮特县的大多数家长、教师、医生和EMS人员知晓针对儿童的强制性自行车头盔法律。应加强对自行车头盔法律的执行和教育。
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