title: Preventable childhood injuries.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  This is a literature review generated from The Committee on Trauma and Prevention of Pediatric Orthopaedic Society of North America to bring to the forefront 4 main areas of preventable injuries in children.
  
  
  METHODS
  Literature review of pertinent published studies or available information of 4 areas of childhood injury: trampoline and moonbouncers, skateboards, all-terrain vehicles, and lawn mowers.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Much literature exists on these injuries.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Preventable injuries occur at alarming rates in children. By arming the orthopaedist with a concise account of these injuries, patient education and child safety may be promoted.
  
  
  METHODS
  3.
authors.affiliation: Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Vanderbilt Children's Hospital, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA. steve.lovejoy@vanderbilt.edu
authors.forename: Steven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lovejoy
authors.forename: Jennifer M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Weiss
authors.forename: Howard R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Epps
authors.forename: Lewis E
authors.initials: LE
authors.lastname: Zionts
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Gaffney
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000061:Accidents, Home / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D009656:North America; D015541:Off-Road Motor Vehicles / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D010353:Patient Education as Topic; D010988:Play and Playthings / Q000293:injuries; D012861:Skating / Q000293:injuries; D019876:Sports Equipment