TY - JOUR
T1 - Preventing pediatric pedestrian injuries
AU - Hotz, Gillian
AU - Kennedy, Amy
AU - Lutfi, Khaleeq
AU - Cohn, Stephen M.
PY - 2009/5/1
Y1 - 2009/5/1
N2 - Childhood trauma, Pedestrian Injuries, Injury Prevention, Education Pedestrian-related crashes cause an estimated 1.2 million deaths and 50 million injuries worldwide. There were 32,590 nonfatal injuries reported among children 0 tol4 years of age in the United States in 2006. The incidence of pedestrian injuries seems to be decreasing due to improvements in trauma care and a nationwide decline in walking. This article is a special communication and overview of selected literature regarding efforts to decrease the frequency of pediatric pedestrian trauma. WalkSafe an elementary school-based pedestrian injury prevention program will be discussed as an example of a program that has been able to demonstrate a decrease in injuries in children.
AB - Childhood trauma, Pedestrian Injuries, Injury Prevention, Education Pedestrian-related crashes cause an estimated 1.2 million deaths and 50 million injuries worldwide. There were 32,590 nonfatal injuries reported among children 0 tol4 years of age in the United States in 2006. The incidence of pedestrian injuries seems to be decreasing due to improvements in trauma care and a nationwide decline in walking. This article is a special communication and overview of selected literature regarding efforts to decrease the frequency of pediatric pedestrian trauma. WalkSafe an elementary school-based pedestrian injury prevention program will be discussed as an example of a program that has been able to demonstrate a decrease in injuries in children.
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U2 - 10.1097/TA.0b013e31819d9c9b
DO - 10.1097/TA.0b013e31819d9c9b
M3 - Comment/debate
C2 - 19430259
AN - SCOPUS:67649646551
VL - 66
SP - 1492
EP - 1499
JO - Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery
JF - Journal of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery
SN - 2163-0755
IS - 5
ER -