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In the Hands of Children: Fatal Car, Van, and Truck Crashes Involving Drivers Aged 7 Through 14 Years
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2003;157:1032.
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Automobile crashes are among the leading causes of death in children of all ages. Research has delineated a variety of risk factors that contribute to crashes involving teenage drivers,1-2 but very little attention has been given to crashes in which drivers are younger than 15 years.3 The present study reports a 5-year national analysis of crash deaths involving cars, vans, or trucks driven by children younger than 15 years and occurring on public-access roadways. The data were drawn from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's Fatality Analysis Reporting System (FARS).
This study excludes crashes in which children were driving farm equipment, all-terrain vehicles, motorcycles, dune buggies, or go-carts—even when these were operated on public roadways. Vehicle crashes involving cars, vans, or trucks but occurring on private property inaccessible to the public were also excluded.
Between 1996 and the end of 2000, there were 378 fatal crashes involving cars, vans, or . . . [Full Text of this Article]
Larry Frisch, MD, MPH;
Sarah Coate Johnston, MD;
Kathy Melhorn, MD;
Crystal Phillips Hill, MD;
Mary Boyce, MD
Wesley Family Practice Center
850 N Hillside
Wichita, KS 67214-4914
(e-mail: mary.boyce@wesleymc.com)
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