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Table 5 Specific activities associated with the occurrence of pediatric fractures in traffic

From: An epidemiological evaluation of pediatric long bone fractures — a retrospective cohort study of 2716 patients from two Swiss tertiary pediatric hospitals

Type of traffic accident

Infants (< 2 yrs)

Pre-school children (2 to < 6 yrs)

School children (6 to < 11 yrs)

Adolescents (11 to 17 yrs)

Total

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

N (%)

Bicycle

1

40 (56)

41 (35)

58 (49)

140 (45)

Non-motorized scooter

1

15 (21)

56 (47)

38 (32)

110 (35)

Pedestrian

1

7 (10)

19 (16)

10 (8)

37 (12)

Car passenger

-

7 (10)

2

1

10 (3)

Motor scooter driver

1

-

-

9 (8)

10 (3)

Motor scooter passenger

-

1

-

2

3

Other

-

1

-

1

2

Total

4

71 (100)

118 (100)

119 (100)

312 (100)