Motorcycle Injuries Jump For Victorian Kids And Teens, Australia

To reduce the increasing number of children and adolescents having motorcycle accidents in Victoria, legislation needs to be changed and more education strategies need to be put in place, according to a research paper published in the latest issue of Medical Journal of Australia. Paediatric Emergency Physician, Dr Catherine Bevan, and her co-authors wanted to quantify an anecdotal increase in motorcycle-related injuries in children and adolescents across Victoria.

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Filed under: Public Health on July 8th, 2008