TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2009//
TI  - Preventing pediatric pedestrian injuries
JO  - Journal of trauma
A1  - Hotz, Gillian A.
A1  - Kennedy, A.
A1  - Lutfi, Khaleeq
A1  - Cohn, Stephen M.
SP  - 1492
EP  - 1499
VL  - 66
IS  - 5
N2  - Pedestrian-related crashes cause an estimated 1.2 million deaths and 50 million injuries worldwide. There were 32,590 nonfatal injuries reported among children 0 to 14 years of age in the United States in 2006. The incidence of pedestrian injuries seems to be decreasing due to improvements in trauma care and a nationwide decline in walking. This article is a special communication and overview of selected literature regarding efforts to decrease the frequency of pediatric pedestrian trauma. WalkSafe an elementary school-based pedestrian injury prevention program will be discussed as an example of a program that has been able to demonstrate a decrease in injuries in children.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-5282
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/TA.0b013e31819d9c9b
ID  - ref1
ER  -