LEG BURNS FROM MOPEDS

Accidents are responsible for more than 50% of childhood fatalities, and therefore, they represent a major pediatric problem in the United States today. Mishaps result in countless children being severely injured every day. Even as our society attempts to prevent injuries from previously proven hazards, children are presented with new means of incurring bodily injury. Indeed, the growing popularity of the moped has resulted in the increasingly clear understanding of its danger to children. We report on two patients who came to our clinic within a period of six days; their injuries illustrate what we feel is yet another danger of this vehicle.

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• Corporate Authors:

  American Academy of Pediatrics

  P.O. Box 1034
  Evanston, IL  United States  60204
• Publication Date: 1982-8

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 304-305
• Serial:
  • Pediatrics
  • Volume: 70
  • Issue Number: 2
  • Publisher: American Academy of Pediatrics
  • ISSN: 0031-4005
  • EISSN: 1098-4275
  • Serial URL: http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Burns (Injuries); Children; Crash severity; Fatalities; Hazards; Injuries; Leg; Mopeds
• Old TRIS Terms: Personal injury
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Vehicles and Equipment; I84: Personal Injuries; I91: Vehicle Design and Safety;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00379434
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: HS-034 246
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Oct 30 1983 12:00AM