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15-12.-2004, 12:33 PM
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Helmets revisited
After fainting again I went upto A&E. There is little doubt in MY accidident
that wearing a helmet reduced a more severe injury. I even had a CAT scan. All accidents are unique. But in my case, wearing a helmet helped. I think. Regards, A cyclist but who won't cycle until this concussion is gone. Jeff |
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15-12.-2004, 05:50 PM
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Re: Helmets revisited
Jeff A wrote:
> After fainting again I went upto A&E. There is little doubt in MY accidident > that wearing a helmet reduced a more severe injury. How do you know that? Tony |
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15-12.-2004, 09:30 PM
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Re: Helmets revisited
Tony Raven wrote:
> Jeff A wrote: >> After fainting again I went upto A&E. There is little doubt in MY >> accidident that wearing a helmet reduced a more severe injury. > > How do you know that? > > Tony Hence my writing "little doubt". There may be some. Regards Jeff. |
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15-12.-2004, 09:33 PM
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Re: Helmets revisited
Jeff A wrote:
>>>After fainting again I went upto A&E. There is little doubt in MY >>>accidident that wearing a helmet reduced a more severe injury. >> >>How do you know that? > > Hence my writing "little doubt". There may be some. I think what Tony was asking was (and certainly the question I'm asking is :-), how do you know it reduced a more serious injury? Not the level of confidence of your knowledge. R. |
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15-12.-2004, 11:25 PM
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Re: Helmets revisited
Richard wrote:
> Jeff A wrote: > >>>> After fainting again I went upto A&E. There is little doubt in MY >>>> accidident that wearing a helmet reduced a more severe injury. >>> >>> How do you know that? >> >> Hence my writing "little doubt". There may be some. > > I think what Tony was asking was (and certainly the question I'm > asking is :-), how do you know it reduced a more serious injury? Not > the level of confidence of your knowledge. > > R. :-) TBH I don't know. Maybe a gash to the head could be better than a helmet absorbing the full blow. Cheers and regards Jeff |
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15-12.-2004, 11:40 PM
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Re: Helmets revisited
On 15/12/04 1:25 pm, in article 32as9hF3jpts8U1@individual.net, "Jeff A"
<jackerley@lineone.net> wrote: > Richard wrote: >> Jeff A wrote: >> >>>>> After fainting again I went upto A&E. There is little doubt in MY >>>>> accidident that wearing a helmet reduced a more severe injury. >>>> >>>> How do you know that? >>> >>> Hence my writing "little doubt". There may be some. >> >> I think what Tony was asking was (and certainly the question I'm >> asking is :-), how do you know it reduced a more serious injury? Not >> the level of confidence of your knowledge. >> >> R. > > :-) TBH I don't know. Maybe a gash to the head could be better than a helmet > absorbing the full blow. The pooint being made is that rotational injury (which helmets can exacerbate) is far more damaging than linear impacts. When you hit the corner, was it pretty much head on or did it twist your head? if it was head on, then it probably would have helped. ...d |
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15-12.-2004, 11:44 PM
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Re: Helmets revisited
On Wed, 15 Dec 2004 13:25:07 -0000, "Jeff A" <jackerley@lineone.net>
wrote: >Richard wrote: >> Jeff A wrote: >> >>>>> After fainting again I went upto A&E. There is little doubt in MY >>>>> accidident that wearing a helmet reduced a more severe injury. >>>> >>>> How do you know that? >>> >>> Hence my writing "little doubt". There may be some. >> >> I think what Tony was asking was (and certainly the question I'm >> asking is :-), how do you know it reduced a more serious injury? Not >> the level of confidence of your knowledge. >> >> R. > > TBH I don't know. Maybe a gash to the head could be better than a helmet >absorbing the full blow. > Cuts to the scalp would certainly be preferable to a head injury that causes concussion and delayed loss of conciousness as you describe. Depending on the type of blow, it's quite possible that you have traded cuts and grazes (which helmets prevent) for rotational brain injuries (which helmets can cause). |
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