Risk Factors and Musculoskeletal Injuries Associated with All-Terrain Vehicle Accidents

Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 121-131

  Balthrop, Paul M ^a   Nyland, John ^a   Roberts, Craig S ^a  

^a University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

Author keywords

extremity fractures; helmet use; recreational vehicle safety; rules and regulations

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ALL TERRAIN VEHICLE; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMERGENCY CARE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; FRACTURE; GRAVITY; HELMET; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INJURY SCALE; MALE; MOTOR VEHICLE; MOTORCYCLE; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURY; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SAFETY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS; AGE FACTORS; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BICYCLING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FEMALE; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HUMANS; LEISURE ACTIVITIES; MALE; MOTORCYCLES; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; OFF-ROAD MOTOR VEHICLES; RISK FACTORS; RURAL POPULATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 59649105724     PISSN: 07364679     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jemermed.2007.05.013     Document Type: Article

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