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- Motor-vehicle collisions remain the leading cause of unintentional injuries and deaths in children globally, despite advancements in safety measures such as child restraints and air bags.
- Safety improvements have led to a significant decrease in fatal accidents, though injuries still occur due to various factors.
- This paper reviews the impact of motor-vehicle collisions on children's health, exploring common injuries and their causes, especially in cases involving children as passengers, pedestrians, or cyclists.
Article Abstract
Motor-vehicle collisions are the leading cause of unintentional injury and death in children in many parts of the world, including Europe, North America and Australia. The number of fatal collisions has decreased considerably in countries where safety measures such as child restraints, seat belts and air bags have been introduced, providing protection for children within vehicles, although it is recognised that there have been concomitant improvements in emergency responses and techniques, and in hospital treatments. Helmets and changes in external vehicle designs have been implemented to protect paediatric pedestrians and cyclists. However, despite the development of safety guidelines and technologies, injuries still occur. This paper provides an overview of the role of motor-vehicle collisions in paediatric morbidity and mortality to analyse the nature and aetiology of common fatal and non-fatal injuries in children that may present for forensic assessment as passengers, pedestrians or cyclists.
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