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ArticleInjury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention1998

All terrain vehicle ownership, use, and self reported safety behaviours in rural children.

L Warda, T P Klassen, N Buchan, A Zierler

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Article in Injury prevention : journal of the International Society for Child and Adolescent Injury Prevention, 1998. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6citing papers in PubMed
0.5field-weighted citation impact, top 24% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed, 39 citations in OpenAlex.

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  4. Retrospective review of all-terrain vehicle accidents in Alberta.Canadian journal of surgery. Journal canadien de chirurgie · 2012
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  6. Preventing injuries from all-terrain vehicles.Paediatrics & child health · 2004
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

L WardaPediatric Emergency Medicine, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.
T P Klassen
N Buchan
A Zierler
Manitoba Harm Reduction Network · CAChildren's Hospital of Eastern Ontario · CAUniversity of Manitoba · CA

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesTo describe all terrain vehicle (ATV) ownership, access, use, and safety behaviours in rural Manitoba children.

methodsQuestionnaire administered to a convenience sample of grade 6 students attending an agricultural fair.

results162 grade 6 children participated. The mean age was 11.4 years, and 46% were male. 125 students (77%) reported having access to ATVs, including 69 four wheeled, 24 three wheeled, and four both three and four wheeled ATVs. ATV experience was reported in 95 students, significantly more often in males and among those with a family owned ATV, with no difference between children living on a farm and in a town. Use of helmets and protective clothing was inadequate (10-40%), and dangerous riding habits common, with males and children living on a farm reporting significantly fewer desirable behaviours.

conclusionsATVs are commonly used by children in rural Manitoba, with inadequate protective gear and dangerous riding habits. Mandatory rider training, consumer and dealer education, and legislation enforcement could improve ATV safety in this population.

Indexed as

BehaviorRural PopulationSafetyChildFemaleHead Protective DevicesHumansMaleManitobaOff-Road Motor VehiclesProtective Clothing

Identifiers

PMID9595331
PMCPMC1730319
OpenAlexW2099991193

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