MedicalResearch.com Interview with:
Charles A. Jennissen, MD
Department of Emergency Medicine
University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
Iowa City, IA 52242
MedicalResearch: Why did you perform this study?
Dr. Jennissen: More youth 15 years and younger in the United States are killed in all-terrain vehicle (ATV) crashes than on bicycles. Since 2001, children represent nearly 30% of all ATV-related injuries and 20% of all ATV-related deaths. Although previous studies have shown children to have high exposure to ATVs, these studies have been mostly limited to select rural and agricultural groups. With this study, we wanted to investigate the epidemiology of ATV use and safety-related behaviors among a large cross-sectional sample of adolescents.
(more…)MedicalResearch.com Interview with:
Charles A. Jennissen, MD
Department of Emergency Medicine
University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine
Iowa City, IA 52242
MedicalResearch: Why did you perform this study?
Dr. Jennissen: More youth 15 years and younger in the United States are killed in all-terrain vehicle (ATV) crashes than on bicycles. Since 2001, children represent nearly 30% of all ATV-related injuries and 20% of all ATV-related deaths. Although previous studies have shown children to have high exposure to ATVs, these studies have been mostly limited to select rural and agricultural groups. With this study, we wanted to investigate the epidemiology of ATV use and safety-related behaviors among a large cross-sectional sample of adolescents.
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