Lawnmowers Versus Children: The Devastation Continues.

CONCLUSIONS: The incidence of serious injuries to children owing to lawnmower-related trauma did not change during the 12-year study period. If children younger than 6 years had not been near the lawnmower and those younger than 12 years had not been operating one, at least 69% of the accidents might have been prevented. We recommend annual publicity campaigns during spring to remind the public of the dangers of lawnmowers to children.
LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: Level IV, therapeutic study.
PMID: 27785676 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Clinical Orthopaedics and Related Research - October 25, 2016 Category: Orthopaedics Authors: Garay M, Hennrikus WL, Hess J, Lehman EB, Armstrong DG Tags: Clin Orthop Relat Res Source Type: research