Effect of Italy's motorcycle helmet law on traumatic XXXX .

@entity1545 @entity1 @entity131 @entity2402 @entity75 @entity1410
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the impact of a revised Italian motorcycle-moped-scooter helmet law on crash @entity1545 . DESIGN: A pre-post law evaluation of helmet use and @entity131 ( @entity131 ) occurrence from 1999 to 2001. SETTING: Romagna region, northeastern Italy, with a 2000 resident population of 983 534 @entity1 . @entity1 : Motorcycle-moped rider survey for helmet use compliance and all residents in the region admitted to the Division of Neurosurgery of the Maurizio Bufalini Hospital in Cesena, Italy for @entity131 . OUTCOME MEASURES: Helmet use compliance and change in @entity131 admissions and type(s) of @entity75 . RESULTS: Helmet use increased from an average of less than 20% to over 96%. A comparison of @entity131 incidence in the Romagna region shows that there was no significant variation before and after introduction of the revised helmet law, except for @entity131 admissions for motorcycle-moped crashes where a 66% decrease was observed. In the same area @entity131 admissions by age group showed that motorcycle mopeds riders aged 14-60 years sustained significantly fewer TBIs. The rate of @entity131 admissions to neurosurgery decreased by over 31% and epidural @entity1410 almost @entity2402 in crash injured moped riders. CONCLUSIONS: The revised Italian mandatory helmet law, with police enforcement, is an effective measure for @entity131 prevention at all ages.
