Arif Md Zeeshan, B R Rajanikanth, Prasad Kavitha
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dental Sciences, M.S. Ramaiah University of Applied Sciences, Bangalore, Karnataka, India.
Craniomaxillofac Trauma Reconstr. 2019 Dec;12(4):284-290. doi: 10.1055/s-0039-1685458. Epub 2019 Mar 29.
Road traffic accidents are the leading cause of death among the Indian population. Motorcycle accidents are the most prominent type of injuries among road traffic accidents in India. In this prospective cross-sectional study, all the patients attending three centers in north Bangalore, with facial injuries occurring from a motorcycle accident, were included. The subjects were analyzed for the type of collision, helmet use, type of helmet use, and fastening status of the helmets. A total of 311 motorcyclists were included in this study for a period of 18 months (December 2015 to June 2017). There were 79.7% males and 20.3% females. The most prominent age group was 21 to 30 years. The percentage of riders sustaining facial injuries was significantly more in the non-helmeted group. The most common injuries in open face helmets were in the middle and lower third of the face, whereas in closed face helmets it was in the middle third of the face. The numbers of injuries were significantly higher in the nonfastened helmet group as compared with fastened helmet group. Helmet fixation is an important characteristic along with helmet type for the better effectiveness and safety of the helmets for the motorcyclists.
道路交通事故是印度人口死亡的主要原因。在印度，摩托车事故是道路交通事故中最突出的受伤类型。在这项前瞻性横断面研究中，纳入了班加罗尔北部三个中心所有因摩托车事故导致面部受伤的患者。对受试者的碰撞类型、头盔使用情况、头盔使用类型以及头盔的系紧状态进行了分析。在18个月（2015年12月至2017年6月）期间，本研究共纳入了311名摩托车手。其中男性占79.7%，女性占20.3%。最突出的年龄组为21至30岁。未戴头盔组面部受伤的骑手比例明显更高。开面头盔最常见的受伤部位在面部中下部，而全脸头盔则在面部中部。与系紧头盔组相比，未系紧头盔组的受伤人数明显更多。对于摩托车手来说，头盔固定以及头盔类型是提高头盔有效性和安全性的重要特征。
