A pilot hospital-school educational program to address teen motor vehicle safety.

Background: Texting while driving has emerged as a significant distracted driving behavior among teenage drivers. A unique hospital-school collaborative pilot intervention (called "Be in the Zone" or "BITZ") was implemented to combat this growing problem. This intervention was hypothesized to lead to a decline in texting while driving among high school students.

Analysis of pediatric all-terrain vehicle trauma data in Middle Tennessee: implications for injury prevention.

Background: Trauma registries capture data about injuries that can be used to objectively guide injury prevention initiatives. This article analyzes trauma registry data to describe the nature and distribution of all-terrain vehicle (ATV) injuries in Middle Tennessee. A community injury prevention effort, based on this analysis, is also presented.

Development of a hospital-based trauma registry in Haiti: an approach for improving injury surveillance in developing and resource-poor settings.

Background: Trauma-related morbidity and mortality are a growing burden in the developing world. However, usable injury data in resource-poor and developing settings is lacking. Trauma registries can improve injury surveillance to enhance trauma care, outcomes, and prevention.

The high morbidity associated with handlebar injuries in children.

Background: Although injury prevention strategies for bicyclists have focused on legislation requiring helmet use to prevent head trauma, direct impact handlebar injuries account for a significant proportion of bicycle-related injuries. Little attention, however, has been paid to strategies that prevent direct impact handlebar injuries. We reviewed our experience with bicycle-related injuries and compared outcome for children who flipped over the handlebars to those for children who sustained direct impact from the handlebars.

Nonmotorized scooters: a source of significant morbidity in children.

Background: Nonmotorized scooters have increased rapidly in popularity over the past year. However, the morbidity associated with this new type of recreational vehicle is poorly defined. This study examined the pattern of scooter-related injuries sustained in children admitted to a level 1 pediatric trauma center.

Falling televisions: The hidden danger for children.

Background/purpose: The United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (USCPSC) recently has reported a significant number of injuries and deaths in the home related to televisions (TV) falling on children. To date, little is known regarding the significance of this mechanism of injury in childhood trauma. The current investigation was designed to examine the risk factors, spectrum of injuries, and operative intervention required in children injured by falling televisions.