1) Do helmets reduce the extent of head or neck injuries incurred by impact to the head?
YES 2) Does getting off the couch dramatically increase your risk of suffering brain damage, death, or paralysis due to impact to the head versus staying on the couch? YES Therefore, either stay on the couch or wear a helmet when recklessly leaving the couch On Mar 16, 3:11 pm, Anne Paulson <anne.paul...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Wed, Mar 16, 2011 at 2:51 PM, Travis <travisbreitenb...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Ann, to indulge your semantic reply I will change #2: > > > 2) Does cycling dramatically increase your risk of suffering brain > > damage, death, or paralysis due to impact to the head versus > > showering? > > Here's what I want to know, and what I haven't seen compelling data > on: Will a helmet materially change my risk of damage, death or > paralysis while cycling? > > Sadly, we've had some recent cyclist deaths in my area. The cyclist > fatalities I hear about are seemingly cyclists like me, cycling on > roads that I ride on. They were wearing helmets, like I do, and their > helmets failed to protect them from death. > > And then I hear about other local cyclists crashing and recovering > from broken wrists, broken collar bones, broken legs-- these people > seemingly didn't hit their heads at all. > > And then, I suppose, there are cyclists who crash and hit their heads, > but their helmets prevented or mitigated their injuries. > > But what I want to know is, in what proportion of accidents would a > helmet make a difference? In some accidents, helmet or no helmet the > cyclist would die. In some accidents, helmet or no helmet, the cyclist > wouldn't have a head injury, or wouldn't have a head injury that made > any difference, or would have struck something with, say, their chin, > so a helmet wouldn't have helped. In some accidents, the helmet saves > the victim-- but how many accidents are like that? Don't say, one is > enough-- the danger has to be significant enough so wearing a helmet > is worth it; I don't wear a helmet when taking a shower. > > -- > -- Anne Paulson > > My hovercraft is full of eels -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "RBW Owners Bunch" group. To post to this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to rbw-owners-bunch+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/rbw-owners-bunch?hl=en.
