Injury Prevention Topics of Interest
All Terrain Vehicles (ATVs)

All terrain vehicles are popular off road vehicles used for a wide variety of work and recreational activities. Recently, the growing popularity of ATVs and the increasing size and power of the vehicles has led to concern over injury risk. The Consumer Product Safety Commission estimates that ATVs result in more than 100,000 emergency department visits annually, including more than 30,000 injuries for children under 16 years. During the past decade, more than 200 children died annually due to injuries sustained on ATVs. Children make up a disproportionate number of ATV injuries.

The following documents provide some basic background information on ATV injury prevention.

Parent's Safety Checklist

• ATV Injury Prevention Checklist (PDF)

Safety Presentation

• ATV Safety Presentation (View Online)
• ATV Safety Presentation (Download as MS PowerPoint)

Brochures

• ATV Safety Brochure, Arkansas Children's Hospital (PDF)

Research Papers
The document below provides an introduction to the topic of All-Terrain Vehicle (ATV) safety.

• ATV Safety Introduction (PDF)
• ATV Safety Introduction (MS Word)
• Cost of ATV Injuries

Links of Interest

• ATV Safety Institute

Source/Contact Information
Dr. Mary Aitken
aitkenmary@uams.edu

Hope Mullins
mullinssamanthah@uams.edu

Did you know?

Head injuries incurred while riding a bike result in two-thirds of hospital admissions and more than 60 percent of the bicycling deaths.

Hospital charges alone for an ATV trauma patient range from $5,500 - $299,289, with an average of $27,400.