MINIBIKE AND MOTORCYCLE ACCIDENTS IN ADOLESCENTS

Twenty-one adolescents, ranging in age from 9 to 16 years, sustained accidental injuries while operating a minibike, motorcycle, or go-cart. Their injuries ranged from lacerations and contusions to paraplegia and amputation. This study suggests that this new pattern of injury is reaching epidemic levels in this age group.

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  American Medical Association

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• Authors:
  • Speca, J M
  • Cowell, H R
• Publication Date: 1975-4-7

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 55-56
• Serial:
  • JAMA: Journal of the American Medical Association
  • Volume: 232
  • Issue Number: 1
  • Publisher: American Medical Association
  • ISSN: 0098-7484
  • Serial URL: https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jama

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Adolescents; Crash investigation; Injuries; Laceration; Motorcycles
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00127282
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: National Safety Council Safety Research Info Serv
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jan 14 1976 12:00AM