A Cross-Sectional Study of Emergency Department Visits by Children After All-Terrain Vehicle Crashes, Motor Vehicle Crashes, and Sports Activities

In this study, injury severity patterns of children injured in all-terrain vehicle (ATV) crashes, 2006-2011, are compared with those of motor vehicle crashes (MVCs) and sports injuries. Logistic regression models were used to analyze 6,004,953 U.S. emergency department (ED) visits due to incidents involving ATVs, MVCs, or sports activities. MVCs represented 44.7% of ED visits. Sports activities represented 51.9% of ED visits but were 90% less likely to result in severe injuries. ATV crashes represented just 3.4% of ED visits but were more likely to result in admission (8%) compared with MVCs (4%) and sports activities (1%), resulted in injuries similar in severity to MVCs (odds ratio, 1.03; P=0.626), and incurred higher median charges ($1263).

• Record URL:
  • https://doi.org/10.1097/PEC.0000000000000776
• Availability:
  • Find a library where document is available. Order URL: http://worldcat.org/issn/07495161
• Authors:
  • Nabaweesi, Rosemary
  • Robbins, James M
  • Goudie, Anthony
  • Onukwube, Jennifer I
  • Bowman, Stephen M
  • Aitken, Mary E
• Publication Date: 2018

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Digital/other
• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: pp 479-483
• Serial:
  • Pediatric Emergency Care
  • Volume: 34
  • Issue Number: 7
  • Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
  • ISSN: 0749-5161
  • EISSN: 1535-1815
  • Serial URL: http://journals.lww.com/pec-online/pages/default.aspx

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: All terrain vehicles; Children; Costs; Crash injuries; Hospital emergency rooms; Injury rates; Injury severity; Logistic regression analysis; Motor vehicles; Sports
• Geographic Terms: United States
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01683195
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 15 2018 9:34AM