A Spanish language narrative simulation to prevent horseback riding head injury among rural youth

Objective A Spanish language version of an exercise about adolescent horseback riders' exposure to traumatic brain injuries was integrated into the Spanish curriculum in a rural Kentucky high school. Design An exploratory case study design with two groups of students. Setting and Method Thirty-eight students, enrolled in intermediate Spanish IV and advanced Spanish V language classes, completed the exercise as part of their class work. Results The students' mean age was 16.3 years with a gender distribution of 32 females, 13 of whom were horseback riders, and six male non-riders. Only six of the 13 female riders reported wearing a helmet at least half the time, and four never wore a helmet. The Spanish V students (11 of whom were riders) scored significantly higher (p