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Citation

Failing GRL, Klamer BG, Gorham TJ, Groner JI. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2023; 20(8).

Copyright

(Copyright © 2023, MDPI: Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute)

DOI

10.3390/ijerph20085515

PMID

37107797

PMCID

PMC10139432

Abstract

Bicycling is a common childhood activity that is associated with significant injury risk. This study's aim was to assess pediatric bicycle injury epidemiology and impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic. We conducted a cross-sectional evaluation of patients age < 18 years presenting with bicycle injury to a pediatric trauma center. A pre-pandemic period (1 March 2015-29 February 2020) was compared to the pandemic period (1 March 2020-28 February 2021). A total of 611 injury events for children < 18 years were included (471 pre-pandemic events and 140 pandemic events). The relative frequency of pandemic injuries was greater than pre-pandemic injuries (p < 0.001), resulting in a 48% increase in pandemic period injuries versus the pre-pandemic average (141 pandemic vs. 94.4/year pre-pandemic). Individuals of female sex represented a larger proportion of injuries in the pandemic period compared to the pre-pandemic period (37% pandemic vs. 28% pre-pandemic, p = 0.035). Injuries were more common on weekends versus weekdays (p = 0.01). Time series analysis showed a summer seasonality trend. Localizing injury events to ZIP codes showed regional injury density patterns. During COVID-19, there was an increase in bicycle injury frequency and proportional shift toward more injuries involving individuals of female sex. Otherwise, injury patterns were largely unchanged. These results demonstrate the necessity of safety interventions tailored to community needs.

Keywords: CoViD-19-Road-Traffic


Language: en

Keywords

injury prevention; injury; safety; COVID-19; pediatrics; bicycle; pediatric trauma; time series

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