Troo, the traumaroo©” bicycle and playground safety program: A pilot study of kindergarten through second graders in the southwest

Journal of Trauma Nursing

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 28-36

  Knight Bohnhoff, Kelly ^a   Smith, Janet ^a   Deis, Joan ^a   Chavez, Yvette ^a   Horne Lucero, Lisa ^a  

^a Traumaroo Bicycle and Playground Safety Program   (United States)

Author keywords

Bicycle; Children; Injury prevention; Playground

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; BICYCLE; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HEALTH EDUCATION; HUMAN; INJURY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PILOT STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RECREATION; SAFETY; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; UNITED STATES;

BICYCLING; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HEALTH EDUCATION; HEALTH KNOWLEDGE, ATTITUDES, PRACTICE; HUMANS; PILOT PROJECTS; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; PROGRAM EVALUATION; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SOUTHWESTERN UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033110489     PISSN: 10787496     EISSN: 19323883     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00043860-199904000-00001     Document Type: Article

References (35)

1. American Trauma Society. Troo, the Traumaroo© Bicycle and Playground Safety Program, 1994. Upper Marlboro, MD: American Trauma Society.
2. Boswell, W.C., Boyd, C.R., Schaffner, D., Williams, J.S., & Franz, E. (1996). Prevention of pediatric mortality from trau-ma: Arc current measures adequate? Southern Medical Journal, 89, 218-220.
3. Britt, J., Silver, I., & Rivara, F. (1998). Bicycle helmet promotion among low income preschool children. Injury Invention, 4, 280-283.
4. Carlin, J.B., Taylor, R., & Nolan, T. (1998). School based bicycle safety education and bicycle injuries in children: A case-con-trol study. Injury Prevention, 4, 22-27.
5. Coppens, N.M., & McCabe, B.M. (1995). Promoting children’s use of bicycle helmets. Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 9, 51-58.
6. Dowswell, T., Towner, E.M., Simpson, G., & Jarvis, S.N. (1996). Preventing unintentional injuries. Injury Prevention, 2, 140-149.
7. Fingerhut, LA., & Warner, M. (1997). Injury Chartbook. Health, United States, 1996-97. Hyattsville, Maryland: National Center for Health Statistics.
8. Guyer, B., & Ellers, B. (1990). Childhood injuries in the United States. American Journal of Diseases of Children, 144, 649-652.
9. Hatziandreu, E., Sacks, J., Brown, R., Taylor, W., Rosenberg, M., & Graham, J. (1995). The cost effectiveness of three programs to increase use of bicycle helmets among children. Public Health Reports, 110, 251-259.
10. Jones, N.E. (1993). Childhood injuries: An epidemiologic approach. Pediatric Nursing, 18, 235-239.
11. Laraque, D., Barlow, B., Davidson, L., & Welborn, C. (1994). The Central Harlem playground injury prevention projcct: A model for change. American Journal of Public Health, 84, 1691-1692.
12. Liller, K., Smorynski, A., McDermott, R., Crane, N., & Weibley, R. (1995). The MORE HEALTH bicycle helmet safety project. Journal of School Health, 65, 87-90.
13. Logan, R., Leadbetter, S., Gibson, R.E., Schieber, R., Branche, C., Bender, R., Zane, D., Humphreys, J., & Anderson, S. (1998). Evaluation of a bicycle helmet giveaway program-Texas, 1995. Pediatrics, 101, 578-582.
14. Martin, V., Langley, B., & Coffman, S. (1995). Patterns of injury in pediatric patients in one Florida community and implications for prevention programs. Journal of Emergency Nursing, 21 (1), 12-16.
15. McEvoy, M., Montana, B., & Panettieri, M. (1996). A nursing intervention to ensure a safe playground environment. Journal of Pediatric Health Care, 10, 209-216.
16. Mowat, D.L, Wang, F., Pickett, W., & Brison, RJ. (1998). A case-control study of risk factors for playground injuries among children in the Kingston area. Injury Prevention, 4, 39-43.
17. National SAFE KIDS Campaign. Childhood Injury Fact Sheet, 1998 Edition. Washington, DC.
18. National SAFE KIDS Campaign. Bicycle Injury Fact Sheet, 1998 Edition. Washington, DC.
19. National SAFE KIDS Campaign. Playground Injury Fact Sheet, 1998 Edition. Washington, DC.
20. National Safety Council. Accident Facts, 1996 Edition. Itasca, IL: National Safety Council.
21. Parkin, P., Spence, L., Hu, X., Kranz, K., Shortt, L., & Wesson, D. (1993). Evaluation of a promotional strategy to increase bicycle helmet use by children. Pediatrics, 91, 772-777.
22. Quinlan, K.P, Sacks, J.J., & Krcsnow, M. (1998). Exposure to and compliance with pediatric injury prevention counseling-United States, 1994. Pediatrics, 102, e55.
23. Rodgers, G. (1996). Bicycle helmet use patterns among children. Pediatrics, 97, 166-173.
24. Ryan, M. (1998 May 24). How a little headwork saves a lot of children. Parade Magazine, 4-5.
25. Sacks, J., Brantley, M., Holmgreen, R., & Rochat, R. (1992). Evaluation of an intervention to reduce playground hazards in Atlanta child-care centers. American Journal of Public Health, 82, 429-431.
26. Schieber, R.A., Krcsnow, M., Sacks, J.J., Pledger, E.E., O’Neil, J.M., & Toomey, K.E. (1996). Effect of a state law on reported bicycle helmet ownership and use. Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. 150. 707-712.
27. Schneider, M., Ituarte, E., & Stokols, D. (1993). Evaulation of a community bicycle helmet promotion campaign: What works and why. American Journal of Health Promotion, 7, 281-287.
28. Statistical Package for the Social Sciences X; Version 6.1 (1994). Norusis, & SPSS, Inc.
29. Thomas, N., Key, J., & Ector, W. (1994). Bicycle-related head injuries in South Carolina children: What can we do to prevent them The Journal of the South Carolina Medical Association, 90, 355-359.
30. Thompson, R.S., Taplin, S.H., McAfee, TA, Mandelson, M.T., & Smith, A.E. (1995). Primary and secondary prevention services in clinical practice. Journal of the American Medical Association, 273, 1130-1135.
31. Towner, P., & Marvel, K. (1992). A school-based intervention to increase the use of bicycle helmets. Family Medicine, 24, 156-158.
32. U.S. Congress, Office of Technology. Assessment: Risks to students in school. Wasliington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office; 1995.
33. Watts, D., O’Shea, N., Tie, A., Flynne, E., Trask, A., & Kelleher, D. (1997). Effect of a bicycle safety program and free bicycle helmet distribution on the use of bicycle helmets by elementary school children. Journal of Emergency Nursing, 23, 417-419.
34. Widner-Kolberg, M.R. (1991). The nurse’s role in pediatric injury prevention. Critical Care Nursing Clinics of North America, 3, 391-397.
35. Wilson, PD., & Tcstam-Dufour, L. (1993). Bicycle safety programs: Targeting injury prevention through education. Pediatric Nursing 19, 346.