A statement of reaffirmation for this policy was published on February 1, 2007.
A statement of reaffirmation for this policy was published on August 1, 2008.
This policy is a revision of the policy posted on April 1, 1995.

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PEDIATRICS Vol. 108 No. 4 October 2001, pp. 1030-1032

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS:
Bicycle Helmets

Committee on Injury and Poison Prevention

Bicycling remains one of the most popular recreational sports among children in America and is the leading cause of recreational sports injuries treated in emergency departments. An estimated 23 000 children younger than 21 years sustained head injuries (excluding the face) while bicycling in 1998. The bicycle helmet is a very effective device that can prevent the occurrence of up to 88% of serious brain injuries. Despite this, most children do not wear a helmet each time they ride a bicycle, and adolescents are particularly resistant to helmet use. Recently, a group of national experts and government agencies renewed the call for all bicyclists to wear helmets. This policy statement describes the role of the pediatrician in helping attain universal helmet use among children and teens for each bicycle ride.

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Statements of reaffirmation:

AAP Publications Retired or Reaffirmed, October 2006
American Academy of Pediatrics
Pediatrics 2007 119: 405. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

AAP Publications Reaffirmed and Retired, February and May 2008
Pediatrics 2008 122: 450. [Extract] [Full Text] [PDF]

The following policy statement has been revised:

Bicycle Helmets
Committee on Injury and Poison Prevention
Pediatrics 1995 95: 609-610. [Abstract] [PDF]



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