PEDIATRICS Vol. 78 No. 5 November 1986, pp. 933-935
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Pediatric Head Injury Resulting From All-Terrain Vehicle Accidents

ROBERT L. KRIEL MD1, MARIAN SHEEHAN PHD1, LINDA E. KRACH MD1, HELENA D. KRIEL 1, and THOMAS F. ROLEWICZ MD, PHD1

1 Gillette Pediatric Head Injury Service of Gillette Children's Hospital, St Paul-Ramsey Medical Center, St Paul

In our experience, accidents involving all-terrain vehicles are an increasingly frequent cause of brain injury in children. The risk associated with operation of these vehicles is not fully appreciated and should be better publicized. We believe that it is possible to delineate several steps that could significantly reduce the risk to the pediatric population without curtailing the recreation altogether. Although construction design has promised to produce safer vehicles, our experience has shown that extreme injury is still possible with the newer fourwheel machine.

Submitted on November 13, 1985
Accepted on March 4, 1986