Japanese CYcle Helmets

On 1/7/04 10:42 pm, in article
[email hidden], "iarocu"

Quoted message said:

http://www.magma.ca/~ocbc/jpeds.html

This link refers to a study comparing injury rates for children
attending helmet wearing and non helmet wearing schools in Japan. In
the city concerned head teachers can make helmet wearing compusory for
children walking to school.

Quoted message said:

I looked for some indication this was a spoof site but couldn't see
any.

Quoted message said:

Behits next campaign? Makes as much sense as criminalising the parents
of toddlers on trikes I suppose.

It's not a spoof. However the only conclusion is that the numbers are too
small to say anything meaningful.

...d

in message <[email hidden]>, iarocu

(') said:

http://www.magma.ca/~ocbc/jpeds.html

This link refers to a study comparing injury rates for children
attending helmet wearing and non helmet wearing schools in Japan. In
the city concerned head teachers can make helmet wearing compusory for
children walking to school.
I looked for some indication this was a spoof site but couldn't see
any.
Behits next campaign? Makes as much sense as criminalising the parents
of toddlers on trikes I suppose.
Iain

"CONCLUSION: There was no significant difference between children
wearing helmets and those not wearing helmets in the incidence of all
injuries and head injuries by Xy test. The odds ratio for the no
helmet system was 1.26 ( 0.92 to 1.71 for 95 % confidence) for all
injuries and 1.46 ( 0.45 to 4.12 for 95 % confidence) for head
injuries."

What a surprise.

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Quoted message said:

in message <[email hidden]>, iarocu

(') said:

http://www.magma.ca/~ocbc/jpeds.html

This link refers to a study comparing injury rates for children
attending helmet wearing and non helmet wearing schools in Japan. In
the city concerned head teachers can make helmet wearing compusory for
children walking to school.
I looked for some indication this was a spoof site but couldn't see
any.
Behits next campaign? Makes as much sense as criminalising the parents
of toddlers on trikes I suppose.
Iain

"CONCLUSION: There was no significant difference between children
wearing helmets and those not wearing helmets in the incidence of all
injuries and head injuries by Xy test. The odds ratio for the no
helmet system was 1.26 ( 0.92 to 1.71 for 95 % confidence) for all
injuries and 1.46 ( 0.45 to 4.12 for 95 % confidence) for head
injuries."

What a surprise.

So of course the schools that currently require walking helmets will
immediately make them optional.

Or more likely there will be a campaign to introduce them here
following their proven success in Japan.

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