Pediatric emergency department visits for pedestrian and bicyclist injuries in the US.

ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND:Despite reductions in youth pedestrian and bicyclist deaths over the past two decades, these injuries remain a substantial cause of morbidity and mortality for children and adolescents. There is a need for additional information on non-fatal pediatric pedestrian injuries and the role of traumatic brain injury (TBI), a leading cause of acquired disability. METHODS:Using a multi-year national sample of emergency department (ED) records, we estimated annual motorized-vehicle related pediatric pedestrian and bicyclist (i.e. pedalcyclist) injury rates by age and region. We modeled in-hospital fatality risk controlling for age, gender, injury severity, TBI, and trauma center status. RESULTS:ED visits for pediatric pedestrian injuries declined 19.3% (95% CI 16.8, 21.8) from 2006 to 201

SUBMITTER: Wheeler-Martin K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5709254 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature