title: Motor vehicles.
abstract: The author discusses the epidemiology of injuries from motor vehicles, the leading killer of children. Type and mechanism of trauma, restrain use, children's relative risk, and issues for advocacy are presented in this article on the occupants of motor vehicles.
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000517:prevention & control*; D001336:Automobiles; D002648:Child; D002651:Child Advocacy; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007878:Legislation as Topic; D012149:Restraint, Physical / Q000295:instrumentation; D012306:Risk; D012449:Safety; D012622:Seat Belts; D014481:United States; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control