Child ATV Injuries Increase
July 2007
A new study from the Columbus Children’s Hospital has revealed a
shocking statistic – the number of children injured riding All-Terrain
Vehicles (ATVs) and other nonautomobile motorized vehicles has increased
86 percent from 1990 to 2003.
The study, which looks at riders of all ages up to 19 years, included over one million children injured while using ATVs and off-road vehicles. Contusions, fractures, and lacerations were the most common injuries, with over 75 percent of the victims being male.
The average age of injured riders was 13 years old. These riders were most frequently hurt while riding ATVs. Children under 12 years were most often hurt while riding non-ATV vehicles such as 2-wheeled off-road vehicles, buggies, and go-carts.
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Source: "Children Plus All Nonautomobile Motorized Vehicles (Not Just All-Terrain Vehicles) Equals Injuries." By Christy L. Collins, Gary A. Smith, and R. Dawn Comstock. Pediatrics Vol. 120 No. 1. July 2007.
