洛杉矶县综合医疗中心推出电动自行车安全倡议：免费发放100个头盔并发布英西双语安全指南
位于加利福尼亚州洛杉矶县洛杉矶市的洛杉矶县综合医疗中心（LA General Medical Center）10月29日推出电动自行车安全倡议「100顶头盔让社区更安全」（100 Helmets for a Safer Community)，以应对该院接诊的电动自行车相关伤者持续增多的趋势。
这家县立一级创伤中心将向社区居民免费发放100个头盔，现场指导正确佩戴方法，并同步发布英西双语版《电动自行车安全指南》，内容涵盖骑行规则、防护装备与常见伤害预防。
院方负责人表示，电动自行车速度快、车身重，骑行者一旦摔倒或与机动车相撞，头部与骨骼受伤的风险明显高于普通自行车，而正确佩戴合规头盔是最直接有效的防护手段。该院首席执行官 Jorge Orozco、首席医疗官 Brad Spellberg 医师与外科主任 Kenji Inaba 医师共同参与了倡议发布。
洛杉矶县综合医疗中心拥有606张床位，是南加州大学（USC）附属教学医院，也是洛杉矶县卫生服务体系内接诊创伤病人量最大的医院之一。
Los Angeles County, California: LA General Medical Center Launches E-Bike Safety Initiative With 100 Free Helmets and a Bilingual Safety Guide
LA General Medical Center, in the City of Los Angeles, Los Angeles County, California, launched an electric bicycle safety initiative on October 29 — "100 Helmets for a Safer Community" — in response to a rising number of e-bike injuries treated at the hospital.
The county-run Level I trauma center will give away 100 helmets to community members, teach proper fitting on site, and release a bilingual English-Spanish E-Bike Safety Guide covering riding rules, protective gear and common injury prevention.
Hospital officials said e-bikes' speed and weight make head and bone injuries far more likely than with conventional bicycles in a fall or a collision with a vehicle, and that a properly fitted, certified helmet is the most direct protection. Chief Executive Officer Jorge Orozco, Chief Medical Officer Dr. Brad Spellberg and surgery director Dr. Kenji Inaba took part in the launch.
LA General Medical Center has 606 beds, is a teaching hospital affiliated with the University of Southern California, and is one of the busiest trauma centers in the Los Angeles County health system.
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