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Vehicles reversing or rolling backwards: an underestimated hazard.

J M Mayr1, C Eder, J Wernig

  • 1Department of Pediatric Surgery, University of Graz, Austria. johannes.mayr@kfunigraz.ac.at

Injury Prevention : Journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention
|January 5, 2002
PubMed
Summary

Reversing vehicles pose a significant risk to young children, especially toddlers playing in driveways or farmyards. Most injuries are contusions, fractures, and lacerations, often from run-over incidents.

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Area of Science:

  • Pediatric Surgery
  • Injury Prevention
  • Vehicle Safety

Background:

  • Vehicle-related injuries are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality in children.
  • Reversing and rolling vehicles present a unique hazard, particularly in residential and farm settings.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To analyze injuries sustained by children from reversing or rolling vehicles.
  • To establish evidence-based guidelines for preventing such incidents.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective analysis of medical records and parental questionnaires.
  • Inclusion of 32 children admitted to Pediatric Surgery over eight years.
  • Data collection on vehicle type, driver status, injury severity, and incident location.

Main Results:

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  • Median age of injured children was 2.1 years.
  • 43.8% of vehicles were driven by family members; 9.4% had no driver.
  • Common injuries included contusions (40.6%), fractures (31.3%), and lacerations/burns (21.9%).
  • Incidents frequently occurred in driveways (37.5%) and farmyards (21.9%).
  • 70.3% of children sustained run-over injuries.

Conclusions:

  • Toddlers are particularly vulnerable to injuries from reversing vehicles.
  • Driveways and farmyards are high-risk locations for these incidents.
  • Prevention strategies should focus on these identified risk factors.