The epidemic of pediatric traffic injuries in South Florida : a review of the problem and initial results of a prospective surveillance strategy.

Author(s)
Hameed, S.M. Popkin, C.A. Cohn, S.M. Johnson, E.W. (Miami Pediatric Traffic Injury Task Force)
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Abstract

This study identified specific regional risk factors for the high rate of paediatric pedestrian trauma in Florida. Of the 29 cases studied prospectively, 3 (10%) occurred near ice cream trucks and 13 (45%) involved "dart-outs"; mean hospital charges were 24,478 +/- 43,939 US dollars. Recommendations included an engineering change for a dangerous intersection, and a population-based recommendation was to equip ice cream trucks with extending stop signs. (Author/publisher)

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C 28553 [electronic version only]
Source

American Journal of Public Health, Vol. 94 (2004), No. 4 (April), p. 554-556, 10 ref.

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