MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 1994 Jun 17;43(23):423, 429-31.
From 1989 through 1991, a total of 9913 persons in the United States died as a result of crashes while operating or riding motorcycles (1). Although use of motorcycle helmets is an effective means for preventing crash-related fatal injuries (2), 25 states and the District of Columbia have not yet enacted laws requiring the universal use of motorcycle helmets (1). This report describes a study by the University of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin Department of Transportation in which linked police reports and hospital discharge records for 1991 were used to assess the risk for head injury for motorcyclists in motor-vehicle crashes, the initial inpatient hospital charges for motorcyclists with head injuries resulting from crashes, and the reduction in injuries and fatalities associated with universal helmet use.
1989年至1991年期间，美国共有9913人在骑乘或驾驶摩托车时因撞车事故死亡（1）。虽然使用摩托车头盔是预防与撞车相关致命伤害的有效手段（2），但仍有25个州和哥伦比亚特区尚未颁布要求普遍使用摩托车头盔的法律（1）。本报告介绍了威斯康星大学和威斯康星州交通运输部开展的一项研究，该研究利用1991年警方报告与医院出院记录的关联数据，评估了骑摩托车者在机动车撞车事故中头部受伤的风险、因撞车导致头部受伤的骑摩托车者的首次住院费用，以及普遍使用头盔带来的伤害和死亡人数的减少情况。
