Pattern of Injuries from Road Traffic Accidents Among Children.

Abstract

Summary: One hundred and ninety-four cases of traffic injuries seen during a 12-month period in children under fifteen years of age were studied prospectively. Four-fifths of the subjects were pedestrians, most of whom were struck down by cars or lorries. A third of the injuries were multiple. Frac tures of bones were the commonest injuries, and the lower limb was the commonest body area to be injured. 89.5 per cent of the victims survived the accident.