Tree canopy cover and injurious pedestrian falls: a location-based case-control study.

ABSTRACT: Despite about half a million injurious pedestrian falls occurring annually in the United States, prevention of pedestrian falls is under studied. Sidewalk damage from street trees is a known risk for falls; however, tree canopy cover might reduce falls in summer months by lowering ambient temperatures. We conducted pilot research to assess whether emergency medical services (EMS) data could be used to implement a multi-city, location-based case-control study investigating the association between tree canopy cover and locations of injurious pedestrian falls. Case locations (n = 497) were places where EMS responded to a pedestrian fall occurrence between April and September of 2019. Matched control locations (n = 994) were selected from intersections, street segments, and ramp segments that

SUBMITTER: Burford KG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12779617 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature