FOUR LEGS OR TWO: UP FRONT WITH YOU--PREVENTING TRAGEDIES BY KEEPING CHILDREN AND PETS OUT OF THE CARGO AREAS OF PICKUP TRUCKS

Dogs and children riding in the beds of pick-up trucks are common sights on our nation's highways, country roads, and small town streets. For hundreds of families each year, this practice is the cause of traumatic injuries and unnecessary fatalities. More than 200 people die each year in falls from pick-up truck beds, and 50% are under 18 years of age. Furthermore, these injuries and deaths are not limited to humans. A recent survey indicated that 71% of veterinarians reported treating dogs for injuries sustained by falling or jumping from cargo areas of pick-up trucks; this percentage does not take into account countless dogs that were injured and not treated. However, these injuries and fatalities can be prevented simply by educating the public not to allow children or pets to ride in truck beds. This paper describes the "Four legs or two: up front with you" Project designed to educate the public about these risks and decrease the number of these senseless injuries and deaths.

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  American Veterinary Medical Association

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  Schaumburg, IL  United States  60173-4360
• Authors:
  • McHugh, E J
• Publication Date: 1999-8-1

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: References; Tables;
• Pagination: p. 332-334
• Serial:
  • Journal of the American Veterinary Medical Association
  • Volume: 215
  • Issue Number: 3
  • Publisher: American Veterinary Medical Association
  • ISSN: 0003-1488

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Children; Dogs; Driving; Fatalities; Highway transportation; Highway travel; Injuries; Injury causes; Pickup trucks; Traffic safety; Traffic safety education
• Uncontrolled Terms: Pickup truck beds; Veterinarians
• Subject Areas: Education and Training; Geotechnology; Highways; Safety and Human Factors; I83: Accidents and the Human Factor; I84: Personal Injuries;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00792630
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: May 21 2000 12:00AM