HighlightsChild road safety remains an urgent public health concern in Singapore.Non-compliance to using child car seats is common in Singapore despite legislation.Most injured bicyclists and motorcyclists were not wearing helmets.Pedestrians, bicyclists, and motorcyclists are at greatest risk for severe injuries.
AbstractIntroductionPediatric road traffic injuries remain a significant cause of death and disability in many countries in Asia, despite the implementation of road traffic safety laws. We aim to describe the injuries, the use of restraints among road users, and risk factors associated with severe injuries for children in Singapore.MethodsWe performed a retrospective chart review of road traffic injuries presenting to the only two pediatric tertiary care hospitals in Singapore, from January 2012 to April 2016. We included children <16years old presenting to the emergency departments within 24h after injury (pedestrian, bicycle, motorcycle, motor vehicle). We calculated the frequencies for specific injury mechanisms, injury severity scores (ISS), and in-hospital outcomes of severe injuries (death, urgent resuscitation and emergent surgery). We performed a multivariate logistic regression to determine risk factors associated with severe injury.ResultsThere were 2468 patients during the study period. The mean age was 7.9 years (SD 4.7); 60.1% of road injuries involved motor vehicle occupants (1483/2468). Most bicyclist/motorcyclists were not wearing helmets (70.0%, 245/350) and 51.1% of motor vehicle passengers (758/1483) were not restrained. Compared to motor vehicle passengers, pedestrians (adjusted OR 2.38, 95% CI 1.41–3.99), bicyclists (adjusted OR 2.12, 95% CI 1.04–4.32) and motorcyclists (adjusted OR 6.09, 95% CI 2.04–18.24) were more likely to sustain severe injuries.ConclusionChild pedestrians, bicyclists and motorcyclists are especially vulnerable for severe injures. Further injury prevention efforts must focus on the enforcement of legislation to protect these high-risk groups.
Road traffic injuries among children and adolescents in Singapore – Who is at greatest risk?
Accident Analysis and Prevention ; 100 ; 59-64
2017-01-13
6 pages
Aufsatz (Zeitschrift)
Elektronische Ressource
Englisch
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