Skateboard and scooter injuries

Marilyn J. Bull; Phyllis Agran; Victor F. Garcia; H. Garry Gardner; Danielle Laraque; Susan H. Pollack; Gary A. Smith; Milton Tenenbein; Joseph L. Wright; Heather Newland

doi:10.1542/peds.109.3.542

Skateboard and scooter injuries

Marilyn J. Bull, Phyllis Agran, Victor F. Garcia, H. Garry Gardner, Danielle Laraque, Susan H. Pollack, Gary A. Smith, Milton Tenenbein, Joseph L. Wright, Heather Newland

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Abstract

Skateboard-related injuries account for an estimated 50 000 emergency department visits and 1500 hospitalizations among children and adolescents in the United States each year. Nonpowered scooter-related injuries accounted for an estimated 9400 emergency department visits between January and August 2000, and 90% of these patients were children younger than 15 years. Many such injuries can be avoided if children and youth do not ride in traffic, if proper protective gear is worn, and if, in the absence of close adult supervision, skateboards and scooters are not used by children younger than 10 and 8 years, respectively.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	542-543
Number of pages	2
Journal	Pediatrics
Volume	109
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.109.3.542
State	Published - 2002

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