Table 1

Demographics and crash profile

Total
N=680
Helmet
N=230 (33.8%)
No helmet
N=450 (66.2%)
Age (median) (IQR)13 (9.0–14)11 (8.0–14)13 (9.0–14)
Sex
 Male485 (71.3%)187 (81.3%)298 (66.2%)
 Female195 (28.7%)43 (18.7%)152 (33.8%)
Race
 White633 (92.8%)220 (95.7%)413 (91.8%)
 Black37 (5.4%)9 (3.9%)26 (5.8%)
 Other6 (0.9%)1 (0.4%)5 (1.1%)
 Unknown6 (0.9%)0 (0.0%)6 (1.3%)
Ethnicity
 Hispanic21 (3.1%)5 (2.2%)16 (3.6%)
Insurance type
 Public291 (41.1%)81 (35.2%)180 (40.0%)
 Private370 (52.3%)132 (57.4%)238 (52.9%)
 None/Self-pay29 (4.1%)10 (4.4%)19 (11.3%)
 Military18 (2.5%)6 (2.6%)12 (2.7%)
Vehicle type
 ATV510 (75.0%)111 (48.3%)399 (88.7%)
 Dirt bike170 (25.0%)119 (51.7%)51 (11.3%)
Vehicle station
 Driver470 (69.1%)208 (90.4%)262 (58.2%)
 Passenger210 (30.9%)22 (9.6%)188 (41.8%)
Mechanism
 Rollover254 (37.4%)59 (25.7%)195 (43.3%)
 Crash during jump21 (3.1%)15 (6.5%)6 (1.3%)
 Ejected without collision176 (25.9%)60 (26.1%)116 (25.8%)
 Collision with vehicle81 (11.9%)39 (17.0%)42 (9.3%)
 Collision with object148 (21.7%)57 (24.8%)91 (20.2%)
Location
 Home/Yard384 (56.5%)135 (58.7%)249 (55.3%)
 Racetrack21 (3.1%)9 (3.9%)12 (2.7%)
 Street139 (20.4%)52 (22.6%)87 (19.3%)
 Farm/Field112 (16.4%)27 (11.7%)85 (18.9%)
 Unspecified24 (3.5%)7 (3.0%)17 (3.8%)
Transport to hospital
 Ground399 (58.7%)149 (64.8%)250 (55.6%)
 Helicopter244 (35.9%)64 (27.8%)180 (40.0%)
 Private37 (5.4%)17 (7.4%)20 (4.4%)
Arrival from
 Scene245 (36.0%)84 (36.5%)161 (35.8%)
 Outside hospital430 (63.2%)144 (62.6%)286 (63.6%)
 Urgent care/Clinic5 (0.7%)2 (0.9%)3 (0.7%)