title: [Traffic accidents in childhood--an analysis of 4100 cases (author's transl)].
abstract: Every hour a child dies as a result of an accident. Most accidents to children occur between 10.00 and 12.00 in the morning and between 15.00 and 17.00 in the afternoon. 2-6 year-old children are particularly liable to accidents. They make up 50% of all accidents to children. 20% of all accidents occur in traffic; in this group especially, the most deaths and multiple injuries are to be seen. An inquiry among 1000 children revealed that their knowledge of traffic behavior is particularly poor; according to the school standards of assessment, one third of all children would not reach the level of the class in this special field. 52% of all children in cars and 36% of all children on bicycles are in danger of their lives.
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D001290:Attitude; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005860:Germany, West; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D013997:Time Factors
vernacular_title: Verkehrsunfälle im Kindesalter--eine Analyse von 4100 Fällen