Road Traffic Accidents and Disparities in Child Mortality

• 2020

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• Ali Mokdad; Lindsey Wolf; Samir Pandya; Mark Ryan; Faisal Qureshi
PMID: 33082284DOI: https://doi.org/10.1542/peds.2019-3009

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This article and video abstract discuss a study on child deaths from road traffic accidents in different United States counties. It describes how some areas have higher rates of these tragic events than others. Factors examined include trauma center availability and urban/rural population. The study looks at the differences between counties to understand why this happens and aims to find ways to reduce these accidents.

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Focus Area: Trauma

Audiences: Emergency Managers; Physicians; Public Health Professionals

Emergency Management Stage: Preparedness (Prevention / Protection)

Keywords: Accidents, Traffic; Child Mortality; Epidemiology; Local Government; Odds Ratio; Rural Population; Trauma Centers; United States; Urban Population; Small-Area Analysis

Institutions: University of Texas Southwestern; Brigham and Women's Hospital

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