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Upside down 7-Jun-2007 At 11:49:46 PM DaCrux

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On 7/06/2007 Snowball wrote:
>On 7/06/2007 patto wrote:
>>Too many recent deaths have been from head injuries.
>
>Where is the evidence of this, and where is the evidence of helmets making
>a difference to the outcome of past deaths from head injuries?
>
>I'm not against wearing helmets, that's a personal choice, just unsubstanciated
>claims.
>
Perhaps we should set up a randomised controlled trial. Get people to take 10m whippers – you can be in the group without helmets and I’ll be in the one wearing helmets. Who do you think is gonna end up with brain injuries? It’s not rocket science!

Just look at a couple of recent falls. A climber fell at Morialta (approx 15m) a couple of months ago. He was wearing a helmet – and now he’s walking around enjoying life (probably still a bit sore). Then a German climber fell probably the same distance – ended up with a compressed skull fracture and died from his injuries, whilst people debated what climb he was on – like it makes a difference.

I look after people with brain injuries – it’s really not that hard to get one. Even a fall whilst drunk can lead to major surgery and months, if not years of rehabilitation. Majority of patients are lucky enough not to remember their hospital stay and the things they went through – can’t say the same about their families though.