{"id":955,"date":"2013-03-10T16:41:13","date_gmt":"2013-03-10T15:41:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/injury-prevention\/?p=955"},"modified":"2013-03-10T20:31:40","modified_gmt":"2013-03-10T19:31:40","slug":"taking-helmets-seriously","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/injury-prevention\/2013\/03\/10\/taking-helmets-seriously\/","title":{"rendered":"Taking helmets seriously"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Some of us take helmet wearing seriously. This is one of our granddaughters, Emma, age 5. \u00a0We have had one day of spring so the pink and white bike was brought out. Please note Emma&#8217;s helmet, and, just as importantly, that which she made on her poupee (doll). Let this be a lesson to all. Thanks for setting such a good example, Emma.<\/p>\n<p><figure id=\"attachment_956\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-956\" style=\"width: 512px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-956 \" alt=\"Both grandaughter and her doll are helmeted. \" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/injury-prevention\/files\/2013\/03\/photo.jpg\" width=\"512\" height=\"384\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/injury-prevention\/files\/2013\/03\/photo.jpg 640w, https:\/\/blogs.bmj.com\/injury-prevention\/files\/2013\/03\/photo-300x225.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 512px) 100vw, 512px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-956\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Both grandaughter and her doll are helmeted.<\/figcaption><\/figure><!--TrendMD v2.4.8--><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Some of us take helmet wearing seriously. 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