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IP Online First, published on May 18, 2015 as 10.1136/injuryprev-2014-041532 Programme report
The implementation of a municipal indoor ice skating helmet policy: effects on helmet use, participation and attitudes Colleen O’Mahony-Menton,1 Jacqueline Willmore,2 Katherine Russell2 ▸ Additional material is published online only. To view please visit the journal online (http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ injuryprev-2014-041532). 1
Injury Prevention & Substance Misuse, Ottawa Public Health, Ottawa, Canada 2 Epidemiology, Ottawa Public Health, Ottawa, Canada Correspondence to Colleen O’Mahony-Menton, Injury Prevention & Substance Misuse, Ottawa Public Health, 100 Constellation Cres., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K2G 6J8; colleen.menton@ottawa. ca Received 19 December 2014 Revised 27 March 2015 Accepted 17 April 2015
ABSTRACT Relevant local injury epidemiology In Ottawa, between 2005 and 2009 there was an annual average of 47.2 head injuries due to ice skating in children and youth (1–19 years of age) requiring a visit to the emergency department, with the highest rates among those aged 5–14 years. Between 2002 and 2007, only 6% of children were wearing a helmet during ice skating when the head injury occurred. During indoor public skating sessions, 93% of children (
IP Online First, published on May 18, 2015 as 10.1136/injuryprev-2014-041532 Programme report
The implementation of a municipal indoor ice skating helmet policy: effects on helmet use, participation and attitudes Colleen O’Mahony-Menton,1 Jacqueline Willmore,2 Katherine Russell2 ▸ Additional material is published online only. To view please visit the journal online (http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/ injuryprev-2014-041532). 1
Injury Prevention & Substance Misuse, Ottawa Public Health, Ottawa, Canada 2 Epidemiology, Ottawa Public Health, Ottawa, Canada Correspondence to Colleen O’Mahony-Menton, Injury Prevention & Substance Misuse, Ottawa Public Health, 100 Constellation Cres., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K2G 6J8; colleen.menton@ottawa. ca Received 19 December 2014 Revised 27 March 2015 Accepted 17 April 2015
ABSTRACT Relevant local injury epidemiology In Ottawa, between 2005 and 2009 there was an annual average of 47.2 head injuries due to ice skating in children and youth (1–19 years of age) requiring a visit to the emergency department, with the highest rates among those aged 5–14 years. Between 2002 and 2007, only 6% of children were wearing a helmet during ice skating when the head injury occurred. During indoor public skating sessions, 93% of children (
