ROAD ACCIDENT EPIDEMIOLOGY AMONG CHILDREN--INVESTIGATION AT MARSEILLE'S HOSPITAL

In France, among the 12200 road users who died in 1979, 900 were children under 15 years. General statistics indicate that road accident fatalities are quite comparable for children between the three users' categories--pedestrians, cyclists and automobile occupants. In order to propose some technical improvements for primary as well as secondary safety, it is improtant to better specify the real distribution of risks, the circumstances and injury consequences of accidents. An epidemiological investigation has been set up with its sources at the hospital emergency services specialised for children. The first results obtained at the hospital Marseille Nord are discussed and emphasize the higher severity of head injuries, particularly with unconsciousness for the pedestrian. Lower limbs lesions were mainly fractures for the pedestrian while the 2 wheeler suffered fractures to both upper and lower limbs. The child car occupant, sitting in the rear seat, was injured by impact against the front seats and the car structure. The thoraco-abdominal viscera were very seldom injured.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • SAE Child Injury and Restraint Conference Proceedings P-135 co-sponsored by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration held October 17-18, 1983, San Diego Hilton San Diego, California.
• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

  400 Commonwealth Drive
  Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
• Authors:
  • DeJeammes, M
  • BIARD, R
  • Seriat-Gautier, B
• Conference:
  • SAE Child Injury and Restraint Conference Proceedings P-135 co-sponsored by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration held October 17-18, 1983, San Diego Hilton San Diego, California.
• Publication Date: 1983-10

Media Info

• Features: Appendices; Figures; References;
• Pagination: p. 199-206

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Children; Crash investigation; Epidemiology; Injuries; Injury severity
• Uncontrolled Terms: Severity
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I81: Accident Statistics; I84: Personal Injuries;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00387274
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
• Report/Paper Numbers: SAE 831667, HS-036 767
• Files: HSL, TRIS, USDOT
• Created Date: Jul 30 1984 12:00AM