BACKGROUND: This is a literature review generated from The Committee on Trauma and Prevention of Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America to bring to the forefront 4 main areas of preventable injuries in children. METHODS: Literature review of pertinent published studies or available information of 4 areas of childhood injury: trampoline and moonbouncers, skateboards, all-terrain vehicles, and lawn mowers. RESULTS: Much literature exists on these injuries. CONCLUSIONS: Preventable injuries occur at alarming rates in children. By arming the orthopaedist with a concise account of these injuries, patient education and child safety may be promoted. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: 3.
BACKGROUND: This is a literature review generated from The Committee on Trauma and Prevention of Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America to bring to the forefront 4 main areas of preventable injuries in children. METHODS: Literature review of pertinent published studies or available information of 4 areas of childhood injury: trampoline and moonbouncers, skateboards, all-terrain vehicles, and lawn mowers. RESULTS: Much literature exists on these injuries. CONCLUSIONS: Preventable injuries occur at alarming rates in children. By arming the orthopaedist with a concise account of these injuries, patient education and child safety may be promoted. LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: 3.
Authors: Bo-Ling Cao; Xiu-Quan Shi; Yong-Hong Qi; Ya Hui; Hua-Jun Yang; Shang-Peng Shi; Li-Rong Luo; Hong Zhang; Xin Wang; Ying-Ping Yang Journal: Int J Environ Res Public Health Date: 2015-04-08 Impact factor: 3.390