title: Child pedestrian injuries in the United States. Current status of the problem, potential interventions, and future research needs.
abstract: Each year in the United States, more than 50,000 children are injured as pedestrians, of whom approximately 1800 die, 18,000 are admitted to the hospital, and 5000 have significant long-term sequelae. Prevention must rest on a multifaceted approach at the local, state, and national level and should include pedestrian skills training programs, parent education, legislation, environmental modifications, and vehicle design changes.
authors.affiliation: Harborview Injury Prevention and Research Center, Seattle, WA 98104.
authors.forename: F P
authors.initials: FP
authors.lastname: Rivara
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003256:Community Participation; D005260:Female; D006266:Health Education; D006291:Health Policy / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D010290:Parents / Q000193:education; D011203:Poverty; D012307:Risk Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology