ピックアップトラックの後ろの小児の負傷
P F Agran1, D G Winn, D N Castillo
1Department of Pediatrics, University of California, Irvine.
JAMA
|August 8, 1990
まとめ
ピックアップトラックのベッドに乗っている子供は,タクシーに乗っている子供と比較して,怪我やエジェクションのリスクが高くなります. この研究は,若い乗客のトラックベッド旅行の危険性を強調し,教育と法律を推奨しています.
科学分野:
- 小児のケガ予防について
- 労働者の保護に関する研究
- 交通の安全性分析について
背景:
- 子どものためのピックアップトラック旅行は,調査不足の乗員保護問題です.
- 既存の安全対策は,主にキャビン内の乗員に重点を置いています.
研究 の 目的:
- ピックアップトラックベッドとトラックキャビンを乗る子供の怪我のパターンと重症度を比較するために.
- トラックベッドでの乗車に関連する人口統計的要因を特定するために.
主な方法:
- 多病院のモニタリングシステムと郡検死官からのデータを遡及的に分析した.
- トラックベッド (89) とキャビン (201) で乗った290人の子供 (0~14歳) の負傷データ比較.
主要な成果:
- トラックベッドの子どもは,非衝突の怪我や排泄を経験する可能性が高くなりました.
- トラックベッドで受けた怪我は,より頻繁で重かった (最大傷害スコアが高く).
- 高齢の子ども (10~14歳) は,トラックベッドで運ばれることが多かった.
結論:
- ピックアップトラックベッドでの移動は,子供にとってかなり高い怪我のリスクをもたらします.
- キャビンの子供用の安全座椅子の使用は,怪我の格差をさらに拡大する可能性があります.
- 推奨事項には,トラックベッドでの移動の危険性に関する公衆教育と,この慣行を制限するための立法措置が含まれています.
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