PEDIATRICS Vol. 74 No. 5 November 1984, pp. 820-822
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Moped Injuries in Children

Judith A. Westman MD1 and Grant Morrow III MD1

1 From the Department of Pediatrics, The Ohio State University College of Medicine and Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio

Moped injuries are an important cause of traffic-related injuries in children. An attempt was made to define the epidemiology as well as the nature and severity of injuries sustained in 88 moped-related accidents. Bicycle injuries among children (579) were used as a control. The patients with moped injuries were younger than expected (mean 12.8 years with a minimum legal driving age of 14 years in the study area). Among 26 hospital admissions due to moped accidents, there were 11 admissions to the intensive care unit, demonstrating the severe nature of the injuries. Fifty percent of the patients had orthopaedic injuries and 46% had neurologic injuries. These injuries resulted in an average length of hospitalization of 8.5 days (intensive care unit admissions lasted an average of 14.6 days). Recommendations are made to aid pediatricians in the counseling of patients and parents.

Key Words: moped • motorized bicycle • traffic acidents

Submitted on December 20, 1983
Accepted on February 16, 1984




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