{"id":1119,"date":"2019-12-09T21:04:09","date_gmt":"2019-12-09T21:04:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/codetrauma.shared2.leeroy.ca\/?page_id=1119"},"modified":"2025-12-18T15:51:57","modified_gmt":"2025-12-18T15:51:57","slug":"helmet","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.codetrauma.com\/en\/prevention\/helmet\/","title":{"rendered":"Think with your Helmet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1345 size-full alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/codetrauma.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2019\/12\/xanelles-poster.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 482px) 100vw, 482px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/codetrauma.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2019\/12\/xanelles-poster-194x300.jpg 194w, https:\/\/codetrauma.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2019\/12\/xanelles-poster.jpg 482w\" alt=\"\" width=\"482\" height=\"747\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Studies\u00a0have shown that wearing a helmet can significantly reduce the risk and severity of a head injury. This seems obvious, and yet not everyone has caught on.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><strong>88% of cyclists that suffered a severe brain injury with debilitating long-term effects were not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.<\/strong> There is definitely room for improvement.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The &#8220;Think with your helmet&#8221; campaign was implemented to remind people of the importance of protecting their heads and their brains by wearing a well-fitted helmet.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Do you want to know more about the program?<a href=\"https:\/\/codetrauma.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2025\/12\/X4a6iA2F-Think-with-your-Helmet-Pamphlet-ENG-2025.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Download our brochure <\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>or contact us: <strong>codetrauma@muhc.mcgill.ca<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>A message from our Neurosurgeon Dr. Marcoux:<\/h2>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/n35x88ZqlL8\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Our &#8220;Think with your helmet&#8221; kiosk at the Lachine Canal (summer 2021): awareness, helmet fitting, distribution of reflective bands and stickers.<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2710 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/codetrauma.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2021\/08\/Lachine-canal-august-8-9.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1280px) 100vw, 1280px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/codetrauma.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2021\/08\/Lachine-canal-august-8-9-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/codetrauma.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2021\/08\/Lachine-canal-august-8-9-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/codetrauma.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2021\/08\/Lachine-canal-august-8-9-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/codetrauma.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2021\/08\/Lachine-canal-august-8-9.jpg 1280w\" alt=\"Think With Your Helmet Booth 2021\" width=\"831\" height=\"623\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2704\" src=\"https:\/\/codetrauma.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2021\/08\/Lachine-canal-august-8-1.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/codetrauma.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2021\/08\/Lachine-canal-august-8-1-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/codetrauma.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2021\/08\/Lachine-canal-august-8-1-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/codetrauma.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2021\/08\/Lachine-canal-august-8-1.jpg 960w\" alt=\"Family at the Think With Your Helmet event\" width=\"827\" height=\"1103\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2706\" src=\"https:\/\/codetrauma.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2021\/08\/Lachine-canal-august-8-4.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 960px) 100vw, 960px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/codetrauma.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2021\/08\/Lachine-canal-august-8-4-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/codetrauma.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2021\/08\/Lachine-canal-august-8-4-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/codetrauma.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2021\/08\/Lachine-canal-august-8-4.jpg 960w\" alt=\"Young Woman at the Think With Your Helmet event\" width=\"821\" height=\"1095\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-2725\" src=\"https:\/\/codetrauma.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2021\/08\/lachine-canal-august-6-2021-scaled.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/codetrauma.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2021\/08\/lachine-canal-august-6-2021-300x146.jpg 300w, https:\/\/codetrauma.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2021\/08\/lachine-canal-august-6-2021-768x373.jpg 768w, https:\/\/codetrauma.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2021\/08\/lachine-canal-august-6-2021-1024x498.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/codetrauma.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2021\/08\/lachine-canal-august-6-2021-1536x747.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/codetrauma.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2021\/08\/lachine-canal-august-6-2021-2048x996.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/codetrauma.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com\/2021\/08\/lachine-canal-august-6-2021-scaled.jpg 2560w\" alt=\"Think With Your Helmet Booth\" width=\"823\" height=\"400\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Studies\u00a0have shown that wearing a helmet can significantly reduce the risk and severity of a head injury. This seems obvious, and yet not everyone has caught on. 88% of cyclists that suffered a severe brain injury with debilitating long-term effects were not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash. 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