TABLE 1—

A Summary of the Pediatric Pedestrian Traffic Injury Literature

Authors	Type of Study	No. of Injuries	Location	Main Conclusion
Rivara and Barber, 19855	Retrospective	210	Memphis, Tenn	Traffic engineering modifications are practical solution
Brison et al., 19884	Retrospective	71	Washington State	Prevention strategies must be age-specific
Mueller et al., 19906	Case–control	98	King County, Washington	Busy streets, multifamily homes are strong risk factors
Braddock et al., 19917	Retrospective	198	Hartford, Conn	High-density areas are problematic
Roberts et al., 19953	Case–control	190	Auckland, New Zealand	High traffic volume in urban areas should be reduced
Agran et al., 19968	Case–control	39	Orange County, California	Parked cars and reduced speed would decrease injuries
Calhoun et al., 19989	Retrospective	91	Jefferson County, Alabama	Manageable environmental risk factors were identified; education should be targeted toward grade school children
Durkin et al., 199910	Retrospective review of newly implemented intervention	Incidence study of all injuries (n = 981) in Harlem, New York, NY	Harlem, New York, NY	Community interventions (play areas, education) may be helpful in preventing injury
Miami Pediatric Traffic Injury Task Force, 2001a	Retrospective review	235	Miami–Dade County, Florida	Ongoing surveillance is required for continued development of focused prevention strategies
	Prospective surveillance	29

^aUnpublished data.