The Epidemic of Pediatric Traffic Injuries in South Florida

A Review of the Problem and Initial Results of a Prospective Surveillance Strategy

Bibliographic Data

ID14599643
AuthorsS Morad Hameed (0009-0004-3687-4452, S. Morad Hameed, Charles A. Popkin, Stephen M. Cohn, and E. William Johnson are with the Divisions of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Daughtry Family Department of Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine Miami, Florida.), Charles A Popkin (0000-0003-2859-1829, S. Morad Hameed, Charles A. Popkin, Stephen M. Cohn, and E. William Johnson are with the Divisions of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Daughtry Family Department of Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine Miami, Florida.), Stephen M Cohn (S. Morad Hameed, Charles A. Popkin, Stephen M. Cohn, and E. William Johnson are with the Divisions of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Daughtry Family Department of Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine Miami, Florida.), E William Johnson (S. Morad Hameed, Charles A. Popkin, Stephen M. Cohn, and E. William Johnson are with the Divisions of Trauma and Surgical Critical Care, Daughtry Family Department of Surgery, University of Miami School of Medicine Miami, Florida.), the Miami Pediatric Traffic Injury Task Force
Year2004
Volume94
Issue4
Pages554-556
Publication date2004-04-01
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.94.4.554
PMID15054001
OpenAlexW2099651936
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited8

This study identified specific regional risk factors for the high rate of pediatric pedestrian trauma in Florida. Of the 29 cases studied prospectively, 3 (10%) occurred near ice cream trucks and 13 (45%) involved “dart-outs”; mean hospital charges were $24 478 ±$43 939. Recommendations included an engineering change for a dangerous intersection, and a population-based recommendation was to equip ice cream trucks with extending stop signs

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