Prevention of unintentional childhood injuries. Export

@article{citeulike:1223584, abstract = {Injuries are the leading cause of death in children and teenagers in the United States. The leading causes of unintentional injury vary by age and include drowning, poisoning, suffocation, fires, burns, falls, and motor vehicle, bicycle, and pedestrian-related crashes. Most injuries are preventable by modifying the child's environment (e.g., use of stair gates) and having parents engage in safety practices (e.g., keeping matches or lighters out of reach of children). Effective injury prevention methods include the use of childproof caps on medications and household poisons, age-appropriate restraints in motor vehicles (i.e., car seats, booster seats, seat belts), bicycle helmets, and a four-sided fence with a locked gate around residential swimming pools.}, address = {University of Missouri-Columbia Sinclair School of Nursing, Columbia, Missouri 65211, USA. schnitzerp@health.missouri.edu}, author = {Schnitzer, P. G.}, citeulike-article-id = {1223584}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17168342}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.hubmed.org/display.cgi?uids=17168342}, day = {1}, issn = {0002-838X}, journal = {Am Fam Physician}, keywords = {bicycle, childhood, helmet, mortality}, month = {December}, number = {11}, pages = {1864--1869}, posted-at = {2007-04-13 06:32:57}, priority = {2}, title = {Prevention of unintentional childhood injuries.}, url = {http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17168342}, volume = {74}, year = {2006} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:1223584 L3 - citeulike-article-id:1223584 N2 - Injuries are the leading cause of death in children and teenagers in the United States. The leading causes of unintentional injury vary by age and include drowning, poisoning, suffocation, fires, burns, falls, and motor vehicle, bicycle, and pedestrian-related crashes. Most injuries are preventable by modifying the child's environment (e.g., use of stair gates) and having parents engage in safety practices (e.g., keeping matches or lighters out of reach of children). Effective injury prevention methods include the use of childproof caps on medications and household poisons, age-appropriate restraints in motor vehicles (i.e., car seats, booster seats, seat belts), bicycle helmets, and a four-sided fence with a locked gate around residential swimming pools. IS - 11 JF - Am Fam Physician SN - 0002-838X AD - University of Missouri-Columbia Sinclair School of Nursing, Columbia, Missouri 65211, USA. schnitzerp@health.missouri.edu EP - 1869 TI - Prevention of unintentional childhood injuries. VL - 74 SP - 1864 KW - bicycle KW - childhood KW - helmet KW - mortality AU - Schnitzer, PG PY - 2006/12/01/ UR - http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17168342 ER -