Age Legislation and Off-Road Vehicle Injuries in Children
| Autor: | Cassandra M. Kelleher, Jarone Lee, Michael R. Flaherty, Peter T. Masiakos, Haytham M.A. Kaafarani, Toby Raybould, Raghu Seethala |
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| Rok vydání: | 2017 |
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| Zdroj: | Pediatrics. 140 |
| ISSN: | 1098-4275 0031-4005 |
| DOI: | 10.1542/peds.2017-1164 |
| Popis: | BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: In 2010, the Massachusetts Legislature passed a comprehensive law that restricted off-road vehicle (ORV) use by children METHODS: A retrospective analysis was performed of Massachusetts emergency department (ED) and inpatient discharges between 2002 and 2013 as found in the Center for Health Information and Analysis database by using external causes of injury codes specific to ORV-related injuries. Yearly population-based rates were compared before and after the implementation of the law (2002–2010 vs 2011–2013) by using Poisson regression analysis and segmented regression. RESULTS: There were 3638 ED discharges and 481 inpatient discharges for ORV-related injuries in children across the 12-year study period. After the implementation of the law, the rate of ED discharges declined by 33% in 0- to 9-year-olds, 50% in 10- to 13-year-olds, and 39% in 14 to 17-year-olds (P < .0001). There was no significant decline in ED discharges for 25- to 34-year-olds. Inpatient hospital discharges were also reduced by 41% in 0- to 17-year-olds after implementation (P < .001). CONCLUSIONS: As compared with adults (ages 25–34 years), the population-based ORV-related injury rate of residents |
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