@article{ref1,
title="Pediatric injuries due to road traffic accidents: a cause for concern",
journal="Journal of traffic medicine",
year="1992",
author="Al-Saleh, MS and Khurship Alam, M and Abdul Kareem, A. M. and Owezi, F and Wong, Sylvia",
volume="20",
number="4 Suppl",
pages="180-185",
abstract="<p>This retrospective study presents an analysis of pediatric patients (aged 12 or under) treated at Riyadh Central Hospital (R.C.H.)  over a 5 year period following road traffic accidents.  About 19 percent of all road traffic accident victims (11,224) were under 12 years of age, the majority being Saudis (67%) and males (68%).  The majority of victims were pedestrians (41.5%) most (61%) of the victims were in the preschool age group (i.e.  under 6 years of age).  Twenty children (0.9%) were actually driving the car when they were involved in the accident. The majority of patients (51%) had head injuries.  The next largest group suffered bone fractures, and twenty-one percent of the patients had multiple injury and needed multi-disciplinary care.  Only 14 percent of the patients were admitted under the care of general surgeons.  The overall mortality was 9 percent.  The study highlights the need for public education about traffic laws, road usage and vigorous enforcement of traffic rules.    International Symposium &quot;Road Traffic Accidents&quot;, February 9-12 1992 Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.  Proceedings of the International Part (SIC)</p>",
language="en",
issn="0345-5564",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}