TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2001//
TI  - Vehicles reversing or rolling backwards: an underestimated hazard
JO  - Injury prevention
A1  - Corkum, S. H.
A1  - Berghold, Andrea
A1  - Zebedin, D.
A1  - Wernig, Johannes
A1  - Eder, Christian
A1  - Mayr, J. M.
SP  - 327
EP  - 328
VL  - 7
IS  - 4
N2  - OBJECTIVES: A retrospective analysis of injuries caused by vehicles that were reversing or rolling backwards to establish guidelines for prevention was performed. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Medical records and questionnaires completed by parents for 32 children admitted to the Department of Pediatric Surgery, Graz, within the past eight years, were analysed. RESULTS: The median age was 2.1 years (1.0-14.0 years). Fourteen of 32 of the cars were driven by family members (43.8%); three were rolling backwards without a driver (9.4%). The median injury severity score was 3 (1-27) and the most common injuries were contusions (40.6%), fractures (31.3%), and lacerations/burns (21.9%). Most incidents occurred in driveways (37.5%) or farmyards (21.9%). Altogether 70.3% of children sustained "run-over" injuries, 29.6% were hit by the rear bumper or injured by a breaking window. CONCLUSIONS: Toddlers playing in driveways or farmyards are at risk of a injury caused by reversing vehicles/vehicles rolling backwards.
LA  - en
SN  - 1353-8047
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -