Children road traffic injuries in Poland

Authors

  • Krzysztof Goniewicz Faculty of National Security and Logistics, Polish Air Force Academy, Deblin, Poland / Department of Disaster Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland Author
  • Mariusz Goniewicz Emergency Medicine Unit, Medical University of Lublin, Poland Author
  • Witold Pawłowski Department of Disaster Medicine, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland Author
  • Piotr Fiedor National Medicines Institute, Warsaw, Poland / Department of General and Transplantation Surgery, Medical University of Warsaw, Poland Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1515/pjph-2017-0010

Keywords:

road accidents, children’s injuries, health promotion

Abstract

Road traffic injuries are the leading cause of child mortality in Poland, resulting in more deaths than cancer or birth defects. We present the main problems of road safety and the nature of the causes and consequences of accidents among children based on the World Health Organization Report. Children injuries are one of the main problems in modern medicine requiring vigorous and preventive actions. Children of all ages should be intensively involved in the educational activities related to road safety.
Raising awareness concerning the risks associated with children’s participation in traffic as well as the awareness of parents and carers can greatly reduce the number of accidents.

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Published

2017-06-05

Issue

Vol. 127 No. 1 (2017): Polish Journal of Public Health

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