Liam R Butler, Erin Abbott, Paulos Mengsteab, Calista L Dominy, Jashvant Poeran, Abigail K Allen, Sheena C Ranade
Epidemiology of pediatric trauma and fractures during and beyond the COVID-19 pandemic
Journal of children's orthopaedics
objective plethora child bicycle safety education programs worldwide however content durations vary widely program program gold standard established main objective project create inventory youth bicycle safety education programs content approaches age developmental considerationsmethods methods used gather program information included web online database searches extraction personal lists widely distributed online survey total 89 programs met inclusion criteria reviewed 78 united states 11 countriesresults half 562 included programs explicitly age specific meaning content appropriately designated age developmental cut points many programs target age groups often wide age ranges eg elementary schoolage children resulting content advanced youngest children 124 included programs published program evaluations scientific rigor varied widely main results inventory revealed weak evidence base program effectiveness due lack program evaluations results also highlighted need age development skilllevel considerations youth bicycle education programsconclusions study provides comprehensive list program components approaches used foundation upon child bicycle education standards evaluated built longterm goal increased childhood safety