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Capacete protege mesmo contra lesões cerebrais?

O capacete é obrigatório no uso de motos, ciclomotores e bikes elétricas, e recomendado em todas as atividades sobre rodas

Dra. Ana Gandolfi

5min • 14 de nov. de 2025

1. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Comparing head impacts: traumatic brain injury & concussion. Disponível em https://www.cdc.gov/traumatic-brain-injury/data-research/comparing-head-impacts/index.html 2. American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS). Sports-related head injury. Disponível em: https://www.aans.org/patients/conditions-treatments/sports-related-head-injury/ 3. AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS. Bicycling and Beyond: When Your Kids Should Wear Helmets. HealthyChildren.org, 2023. Disponível em https://www.healthychildren.org/English/safety-prevention/at-play/Pages/bicycling-and-beyond-when-your-kids-should-wear-helmets.aspx 4. LEE, Lois K.; FLAHERTY, Michael R.; BLANCHARD, Ashley M.; et al. Council on Injury, Violence, and Poison Prevention. Helmet Use in Preventing Head Injuries in Bicycling, Snow Sports, and Other Recreational Activities and Sports. Pediatrics, v. 150, n. 3, e2022058878, set. 2022. American Academy of Pediatrics. Disponível em https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2022-058878 5. Chaichan, S., Asawalertsaeng, T., Veerapongtongchai, P., Chattakul, P., et al. (2020). Are full-face helmets the most effective in preventing head and neck injury in motorcycle accidents? A meta-analysis. Preventive medicine reports, 19, 101118. Disponível em https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2020.101118

O capacete é projetado para absorver e dissipar a energia de um impacto, reduzindo o risco de ferimentos graves | Foto: Freepik

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