Epidemiology of lawn mower-related injuries to children in the United States, 1990-2004

Pediatrics

Volumn 118, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Vollman, David ^c   Smith, Gary A ^a,b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b THE RESEARCH INSTITUTE AT NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c NONE

Author keywords

Injury; Lawn mower; Pediatrics; Prevention; Safety; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BURN; CHILD; EMERGENCY WARD; FOOT AMPUTATION; FOREIGN BODY; FRACTURE; HAND AMPUTATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LACERATION; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ADOLESCENT; EMERGENCY; EQUIPMENT; FEMALE; FOOT INJURY; HAND INJURY; HOME ACCIDENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HOUSEHOLD; INFANT; INJURY; MALE; MOTOR VEHICLE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEASON; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; STANDARD; STATISTICS; TRAUMATIC AMPUTATION; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS, HOME; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMPUTATION, TRAUMATIC; BURNS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCIES; EQUIPMENT SAFETY; FEMALE; FOOT INJURIES; FRACTURES, BONE; HAND INJURIES; HOSPITALIZATION; HOUSEHOLD ARTICLES; HUMANS; INFANT; LACERATIONS; MALE; MOTOR VEHICLES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEASONS; SOFT TISSUE INJURIES; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 33748436124     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 02105721     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2006-0056     Document Type: Article

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