Pediatric ATV Injuries in a Statewide Sample: 2004 to 2014

To establish the incidence, mortality rate, and fracture location of pediatric patients injured while using an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) over an 11-year period. A retrospective study using a state trauma database for patients ages 0 to 17 years who sustained injuries while using an ATV. Thirty-two p...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Pediatrics (Evanston) 2017-08, Vol.140 (2)
Hauptverfasser:	Garay, Mariano, Hess, Joseph, Armstrong, Douglas, Hennrikus, William
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Adolescents Age Age Factors All terrain vehicles Casualties Cervical Vertebrae - injuries Child Child, Preschool Children Female Femoral Fractures - diagnosis Femoral Fractures - mortality Femur Fractures Fractures, Bone - diagnosis Fractures, Bone - mortality Guidelines Health aspects Humans Incidence Injuries Length of Stay - statistics & numerical data Male Mortality Off-Road Motor Vehicles Pediatrics Pennsylvania Retrospective Studies Spinal Fractures - diagnosis Spinal Fractures - mortality Spine Spine (cervical) Teenagers Tibia Tibial Fractures - diagnosis Tibial Fractures - mortality Traffic accidents Trauma Trauma Centers Wounds and Injuries - diagnosis Wounds and Injuries - mortality Youth
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Zusammenfassung:	To establish the incidence, mortality rate, and fracture location of pediatric patients injured while using an all-terrain vehicle (ATV) over an 11-year period. A retrospective study using a state trauma database for patients ages 0 to 17 years who sustained injuries while using an ATV. Thirty-two pediatric and adult trauma centers within the state were evaluated from January 1, 2004, to December 31, 2014. The inclusion criteria were met by 1912 patients. The estimated mean annual incidence during the period of the study was 6.2 patients per 100 000 children in the pediatric population
ISSN:	0031-4005 1098-4275
DOI:	10.1542/peds.2017-0945