Low velocity vehicular injuries in children--"run-over" accidents

Fourteen children, mostly in the toddler to preschool age group, were treated for injuries resultant from low velocity vehicular accidents in which the child was literally run over. Multiple system injury and visceral injury to brain, lungs, liver, and kidneys were noted. One death and several perma...

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Published in:Pediatrics (Evanston) 1980-10, Vol.66 (4), p.628-631
Main Authors: Bell, M J, Ternberg, J L, Bower, R J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accidents, Traffic - prevention & control
Adolescent
Child
Child, Preschool
Female
Fractures, Bone - diagnostic imaging
Fractures, Bone - etiology
Fractures, Bone - therapy
Humans
Infant
Male
Radiography
Thoracic Diseases - diagnostic imaging
Thoracic Diseases - etiology
Thoracic Diseases - therapy
Wounds and Injuries - etiology
Wounds and Injuries - therapy
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Summary:Fourteen children, mostly in the toddler to preschool age group, were treated for injuries resultant from low velocity vehicular accidents in which the child was literally run over. Multiple system injury and visceral injury to brain, lungs, liver, and kidneys were noted. One death and several permanent disabilities resulted in this small group. Most of the accidents could have been prevented by closer supervision of the children. Devices such as childproof door handles, which are currently available, and audible backing signals, currently available on industrial vehicles, might further reduce the incidence of this type of accident.
ISSN:0031-4005
1098-4275
DOI:10.1542/peds.66.4.628