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PEDIATRICS Vol. 109 No. 3 March 2002, pp. 542-543

AMERICAN ACADEMY OF PEDIATRICS

Skateboard and Scooter Injuries

Committee on Injury and Poison Prevention

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.

Abbreviations: CPSC, US Consumer Product Safety Commission


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Statements of reaffirmation:

AAP Publications Retired and Reaffirmed

Pediatrics 116: 796-796. [Full Text]

AAP Publications Retired and Reaffirmed
Pediatrics 123: 188-188. [Full Text]

The following policy statement has been revised:

Skateboard Injuries

Pediatrics 95: 611-612.



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