EM2 The rural nature of pediatric ATV injuries in Kentucky. (Emergency Medicine).EM2 THE RURAL NATURE OF PEDIATRIC pediatric /pe·di·at·ric/ (pe?de-at´rik) pertaining to the health of children. pe·di·at·ric adj. Of or relating to pediatrics. ATV (1) (Advanced TV) An early name for the digital TV standard proposed by the Advisory Committee on Advanced Television Service (ACATS). See ACATS. See also ATV Forum. (2) (Analog TV) Refers to the NTSC, PAL and SECAM analog TV standads. INJURIES IN KENTUCKY. Roger L. Humphries, MD, C. Keith Stone, MD, Keith D. Bricking, and Thomas M. Huhn. Department of Emergency Medicine, University of Kentucky The University of Kentucky, also referred to as UK, is a public, co-educational university located in Lexington, Kentucky. , Lexington. There are approximately 25,000 all terrain vehicle (ATV) related injuries in children each year. The purpose of this study was to characterize the distribution of pediatric ATV injuries in the central and eastern region of the Commonwealth of Kentucky. A retrospective observational study In statistics, the goal of an observational study is to draw inferences about the possible effect of a treatment on subjects, where the assignment of subjects into a treated group versus a control group is outside the control of the investigator. was done at a University urban level I trauma center In the United States, a Level I trauma center provides the highest level of surgical care to trauma patients. A Level I trauma center is required to have a certain number of surgeons and anesthesiologists on duty 24 hours a day at the hospital, an education program, . Trauma registry data were searched to find the originating county for ATV injuries in patients under the age of 18 presenting to the trauma center trauma center n. A medical facility that is designated to treat severe physical trauma as a result of the specialized training of its staff and the availability of appropriate diagnostic and treatment tools. from January 1996 to October 2000. The population under 18 of each county was obtained from the 1996 Kids Count. The rate of pediatric ATV injuries was calculated per 1,000 people under the age of 18 for each county of origin. There were 147 pediatric patients suffering ATV related injuries identified in the trauma registry, originating from 48 counties in central and eastern Kentucky. Injury rates ranged from a low of 0.02 per 1,000 to a high of 2.18 per 1,000, with a mean of 0.65 per 1,000. There were 10 counties with a combin ed population under 18 of 38,043 that had pediatric ATV injury rates of [greater than equal to] 1.00 per 1,000. The mean injury rate of these ten counties was 1.51 per 1,000, with a range of 1.00 to 2.18 injuries per 1,000. These counties were comprised of a 9 rural county cluster in eastern Kentucky and one rural county in north central Kentucky. This is contrasted with the urban county containing the trauma center and its surrounding 5 counties, which have a population under 18 of 96,487 and had a mean injury rate of 0.16 injuries per 1,000, with a range of .02 to .36 injuries per 1,000. Pediatric ATV injuries occur at a much higher rate in rural counties in the Commonwealth of Kentucky. Injury prevention efforts should be concentrated in rural areas to have the greatest impact on reducing ATV related morbidity and mortality Morbidity and Mortality can refer to:
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