EPIDEMIOLOGY OF CHILDHOOD MOTOR VEHICLE RELATED ACCIDENTS

Motor vehicle related accidents are a highly significant cause of injury and death of children in industrialized countries throughout the world. In 1977 in the United States alone, there were 4,700 motor vehicle related deaths and over 180,000 disabling injuries of children from birth to age 14 years. Careful analysis off those factors which contribute to the morbidity and mortality rates and establishment of conteracting programs to reduce the destructive effects of these factors offers hope for the future.

• Supplemental Notes:
  • Proceedings from the 23rd Stapp Car Crash Conference, held in San Diego California, October 17-19, 1979.
• Corporate Authors:

  Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE)

  400 Commonwealth Drive
  Warrendale, PA  United States  15096
• Authors:
  • Scherz, R G
• Conference:
  • Proceedings from the 23rd Stapp Car Crash Conference, held in San Diego California, October 17-19, 1979.
• Publication Date: 1979

Media Info

• Features: References;
• Pagination: p. 291-305

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Adolescents; Countermeasures; Epidemiology; Fatalities; Infants; Injuries; Prevention; Safety; Traffic crashes
• Uncontrolled Terms: Motor vehicle accidents
• Old TRIS Terms: Minors
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Security and Emergencies; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00317004
• Record Type: Publication
• Source Agency: Engineering Index
• Report/Paper Numbers: P-82
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 27 1980 12:00AM