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abstract objective: to instruct children and teenagers about safe transportation and about their behavior as cyclists and pedestrians. sources of data: the medline and lilacs databases were searched, using the following terms, from 1995 to 2005: traffic accidents, child, adolescent, morbidity, mortality, age, and gender. scientific articles on morbidity and mortality from traffic accidents, children in a pedestrian situation, as cyclists or as motor vehicle passengers, were selected. summary of the findings: more than 300 scientific articles were found, but only the studies that addressed those issues in a broad manner were selected. conclusions: traffic-related mortality rates are still very high and show the necessity to intensify educational campaigns for community awareness, in addition to encouraging investments in effective pedestrian safety. the pediatrician%26apos;s role is to decrease the number of children and adolescents who get involved in traffic accidents by providing them with traffic guidance and education.
- 出版日期2005
