Prevalence and characteristics of child victims in motor vehicle collisions in Panama

Núñez-Samudio, Virginia; Jaramillo-Morales, Javier; Landires, Iván

doi:10.1080/15389588.2015.1092524

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“…In a previous study, we demonstrated that the infant mortality rate in Panama from motor vehicle crashes is 3 to 4 times higher than the rates observed in a country with better child restraint legislation (Spain) [6]. That study concluded that the lack of specific legislation on the use of CRS (car seats), as well as the lack of information and awareness campaigns, could be responsible for the high number of child victims associated with motor vehicle collisions [6]. We have also documented our work and achievements in Panama through the generation of public policies on child road safety based on scientific evidence [26].…”

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“…Moreover, the economic cost of MVCs was just over 11 million USD (0.9% of Belize's GDP) [5]. A more recent study conducted in 2016 in Panama, a country with few traffic safety regulations for infants and children, showed that MVC-related infant and childhood mortality rate was four times higher than that of Spain, a country with stricter regulations on childhood retention systems (CRSs) [6].…”

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“…Because CRS use depends on implementation by caregiving adults, interventions educating caregivers have demonstrated a reduction of almost 50% in the number of children not riding in a CRS [8]. Correct implementation and use of CRSs in vehicles reduces MVC mortality by 71% in under-1-year-olds, by between 54% and 80% in 1-to 4-year-olds [5][6][7], and by 19% in 8to 12-year-olds [9]. However, although there are international consensus statements on the use of CRSs [1, 2,10], local regulations for their use vary widely among Latin American countries.…”

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Epidemiological Characteristics of Road Traffic Injuries Involving Children in Three Central American Countries, 2012–2015

Núñez-Samudio

Mayorga-Marín

Castillo

et al. 2020

IJERPH

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Although motor vehicle collisions (MVCs) are a worldwide public health concern due to their high injury, mortality, and fatality rates, few studies have addressed the epidemiologic behavior of MVCs in Latin American youth. Thus, this study was aimed at describing and comparing the characteristics of MVCs involving 0 to 14-year-olds in Costa Rica, Guatemala, and Panama. A secondary aim was to estimate the crude MVC-related injury, fatality, and mortality rates and their trends over time. We conducted a descriptive, retrospective study using publicly available data for Costa Rica, Panama, and Guatemala between 2012 and 2015. We examined the reported MVC cases and calculated the crude injury, fatality, and mortality rates and their trends over time (α = 0.05). Publicly available data reported 12,020 MVC-related injuries and 431 MVC-related deaths involving 0 to 14-year-olds. The most frequent mechanisms involved 0 to 14-year-olds as passengers or pedestrians in MVCs (>85% of all cases). The highest crude MVC-related injury and mortality rates were reported for Panama (119.35 and 2.14 per 100,000 population, respectively, in 0 to 14-years-olds), while Guatemala had the highest median MVC-related fatality rate (8.84 per 100,000 events; χ2 [2] = 377.8; p < 0.001) with a statistically significant trend increasing over time (r = 0.947; p = 0.027). Although several factors play a role in the prevention of MVCs among 0 to 14-year-olds, we found that Costa Rica was the only country that implemented a policy on child restraint systems resulting in the lowest rates of MVC-related injury, mortality, and fatality. These results could be used by decision makers from the aforementioned Central American countries to develop adequate policies addressing MVC preventative strategies to protect Central American infants and children.

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Epidemiological Characteristics of Road Traffic Injuries Involving Children in Three Central American Countries, 2012–2015

Núñez-Samudio

Mayorga-Marín

Castillo

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“…Motor vehicle accidents have an important place among childhood traumas and they are the leading cause of death in children aged 2-14 years in developed countries (11). Motor vehicle accidents consist of 30% of the trauma-related casualties aged between 0-19 (12).…”

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Evaluation of Children with Extremity Fracture Occurred as a Result of Motor Vehicle Injury

Fidancı

Güleryüz²,

Oğuz³

2021

Pediatric Practice and Research

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The aim of the study was to examine and evaluate patients with extremity fractures who admitted to the Pediatric emergency service due to a motor vehicle accident, whether there was any accompanying additional organ injury, and fracture patterns according to the severity of the trauma. Material and Method:The study was conducted between January 2015 and 2020 retrospectively. Relevant data were analyzed with IBM SPSS V23 statistics.Results: Of the 205.710 patients who admitted to Pediatric emergency service in the course of this study, 1.378 (0.66%) experienced motor vehicle injuries. 161 (0.08%) of these cases were evaluated on the grounds of extremity fractures. Mean age of the cases were 133 months (minimum: 3, maximum: 2018 months) and 90 (56%) cases were male. Trauma type was mostly outside-vehicle traffic accident (50%). 55% of the cases were severe mechanism of injury. The most common lower extremity fracture type was the tibia (26%) fracture. The most common fractures in the upper extremity were humerus (16%) and radius (16%) fractures. Of the patients with pelvis fracture, 65% had other types of organ injuries (p<0.05). Surgical treatment was admitted to 68% of those with femoral fractures and 43% of those with tibia fractures (p <0.05). While lower extremity fractures were more common in outside-vehicle traffic accident (66%) and motorcycle accident (60%), upper extremity fracture was more common in intra-vehicle traffic accident (54%) (p <0.05). Conclusion:Since the literature evaluating the extremity fractures in motor vehicle accidents is very limited, relevant data are also very limited. Extremity fractures that occur especially after motor vehicles are an important cause of injuries and deaths, and impose a heavy burden upon both families and the government in terms of hospital stay and hospital costs.

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Trends in transport injuries burden and risk factors among children under 14 years old in China: 1990–2019

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Wu,

Ding

et al. 2024

BMC Public Health

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Prevalence and characteristics of child victims in motor vehicle collisions in Panama

Abstract: In Panama, a lack of specific legislation on the use of child restraints (car seats) as well as a lack of information and awareness campaigns could be responsible for the high toll of child victims associated with motor vehicle collisions.

Cited by 4 publications

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Epidemiological Characteristics of Road Traffic Injuries Involving Children in Three Central American Countries, 2012–2015

Epidemiological Characteristics of Road Traffic Injuries Involving Children in Three Central American Countries, 2012–2015

Evaluation of Children with Extremity Fracture Occurred as a Result of Motor Vehicle Injury

Trends in transport injuries burden and risk factors among children under 14 years old in China: 1990–2019

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