Cannell H, King J B, Winch R D
Br J Oral Surg. 1982 Sep;20(3):183-91. doi: 10.1016/s0007-117x(82)80036-x.
In the United Kingdom there appears to be little available information concerning the prevalence and the patterns of head and of facial injuries sustained in road traffic accidents by motorcyclists wearing protective helmets. The present preliminary survey was of 56 accidents in urban traffic. 50 per cent of surviving motor-cyclists incurred head injuries. Soft tissue facial wounds were sustained by 38 per cent and fractures of facial bone and teeth by 11 per cent of the injured. The majority of the accidents occurred at speeds of 30 m.p.h. or less to riders of machines of small cubic capacity. Motor-cyclists wearing open-face style helmets had more facial damage after accidents than those wearing full-face style helmets. The results of the survey suggest the need for research into the degree of protection against head and facial injuries offered by the various helmet styles and their constituent materials.
在英国，关于佩戴防护头盔的摩托车手在道路交通事故中头部和面部受伤的发生率及模式，似乎几乎没有可用信息。本次初步调查针对城市交通中的56起事故展开。50%幸存的摩托车手头部受伤。38%的伤者面部有软组织伤口，11%的伤者面部骨骼和牙齿骨折。大多数事故发生时，小型摩托车的骑行速度为每小时30英里或更低。事故发生后，佩戴开面式头盔的摩托车手比佩戴全脸式头盔的摩托车手面部损伤更多。调查结果表明，有必要研究各种头盔款式及其组成材料对头部和面部损伤的防护程度。
