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Pediatric Traffic Injuries on Halloween in the United Kingdom: Prevalence and Injury Severity

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  • Li-Min Hsu

    (Graduate Institute of Injury Prevention and Control, College of Public Health, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan
    Department of Surgery and Traumatology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei 100, Taiwan)

  • Bayu Satria Wiratama

    (Graduate Institute of Injury Prevention and Control, College of Public Health, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan
    Department of Epidemiology, Biostatistics and Population Health, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health and Nursing, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta City 55281, Indonesia)

  • Ping-Ling Chen

    (Graduate Institute of Injury Prevention and Control, College of Public Health, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan)

  • Wafaa Saleh

    (Transport Research Institute, Edinburgh Napier University, Scotland EH11 4DY, UK)

  • Hui-An Lin

    (Graduate Institute of Injury Prevention and Control, College of Public Health, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan
    Department of Emergency Medicine, Taipei Medical University Hospital, Taipei 110, Taiwan)

  • Chih-Wei Pai

    (Graduate Institute of Injury Prevention and Control, College of Public Health, Taipei Medical University, Taipei 110, Taiwan)

Abstract

The study results serve as a reminder for parents, children, and drivers to be alert to the danger of traffic crashes on Halloween. The aim of this study was to examine whether Halloween is associated with a higher incidence of traffic injuries and whether traffic injuries sustained on Halloween are more severe than those sustained on other days. The U.K. STATS19 database, including the data of all road traffic crashes occurring from 1990 to 2017, was employed. A total of 73,587 pediatric traffic casualties (involving pedestrians, cyclists, and moped riders) were included. Between 17:00 and 19:00 (17:00~18:59) on Halloween, the number of casualties was higher than that on other public holidays and usual days. The logistic regression model revealed that, between 17:00 and 18:00 (17:00~17:59), the risk of being killed or seriously injured on Halloween was 34.2% higher (odds ratio = 1.342; 95% CI = 1.065–1.692) than that on other days. Pediatric crashes occurring on Halloween are associated with a higher number of injuries and increased injury severity.

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  • Li-Min Hsu & Bayu Satria Wiratama & Ping-Ling Chen & Wafaa Saleh & Hui-An Lin & Chih-Wei Pai, 2021. "Pediatric Traffic Injuries on Halloween in the United Kingdom: Prevalence and Injury Severity," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 18(17), pages 1-10, August.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:18:y:2021:i:17:p:9093-:d:624318
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