This report from the field looks at a study to identify the rate of baby walker use, parental attitudes and associated injuries. It concludes that parents of babies who use a walker perceive them as beneficial. However these babies are placed at unnecessary risk.

This research explored whether the arrival of a new baby may act as a trigger to support desired behavioural change amongst vulnerable households and how the Fire Service might capitalise on this life-stage with appropriate interventions.

This study set out to identify attitudes towards bicycle helmet ownership and use. It found that efforts to increase the wearing of helmets should address design, awareness, peer pressure and cost.

Introduction Cycle skills training (CST) increases cycling skills in children. Whether CST could be beneficial to adolescents and whether adolescents would be interested in taking on such training remains unknown. This study examined correlates of adolescents' perception that CST could make them safer in traffic. Materials and methods A total of 1453 adolescents (age: 15.1 ± 1.4 years; 44.9% boys) from 12 secondary schools in Dunedin (New Zealand) participating in the BEATS Study completed an online survey in 2014-2015. Questions assessed demographics, travel to school habits, attitudes towards cycling and CST, normative beliefs, perceived behavioural control and behavioural intention for cycling to school. Data were analysed using linear mixed models. Results Out of 38.5% of adolescents who perceived that CST could make them safer in traffic, nearly half would take CST at their school (43.1%). In a multivariate analysis, enjoying cycling for recreation, perceiving cycling to school as being useful, cycling frequently with parents, school's encouragement, and desire to cycle to school were positively associated with adolescents' perception that CST could make them safer in traffic (all p <.05). Conclusion Enjoyment of cycling for recreation, finding cycling to school useful, desire to cycle to school, frequent cycling with parents, and encouragement from schools were associated with favourable perceptions of CST in adolescents. Therefore, raising adolescents' awareness of the benefits of CST and potentially offering such training in secondary schools could be beneficial. Future interventions should involve parents and schools and aim to increase adolescents' interest in taking CST at school.

As a critical social cognitive construct, self-efficacy plays a determinant role in children's walking to school (WTS). However, little is known about factors that are underlying children's and parents' self-efficacy in WTS. The purpose of this study is to examine behavioral, attitudinal, and environmental correlates of child self-efficacy and parent self-efficacy in WTS, and to assess differences in the correlates of child versus parent self-efficacy. Data were collected from students (N = 1224) and parents (N = 1205) from 81 elementary schools across Texas in 2009-2012. Binary logistic regressions were conducted to identify significant factors that are associated with children's self-efficacy and parents' self-efficacy. RESULTS from this study showed that the parent self-efficacy was more likely to be related to their own behaviors or attitudes, rather than the environmental factors or their child's input. The child self-efficacy, however, was influenced not only by their own and parental behaviors or attitudes, but also by environmental factors. This study suggests that both parental and child self-efficacy are important factors to be considered when making decisions about school transportation.

As a critical social cognitive construct, self-efficacy plays a determinant role in children's walking to school (WTS). However, little is known about factors that are underlying children's and parents' self-efficacy in WTS. The purpose of this study is to examine behavioral, attitudinal, and environmental correlates of child self-efficacy and parent self-efficacy in WTS, and to assess differences in the correlates of child versus parent self-efficacy. Data were collected from students (N = 1224) and parents (N = 1205) from 81 elementary schools across Texas in 2009-2012. Binary logistic regressions were conducted to identify significant factors that are associated with children's self-efficacy and parents' self-efficacy. RESULTS from this study showed that the parent self-efficacy was more likely to be related to their own behaviors or attitudes, rather than the environmental factors or their child's input. The child self-efficacy, however, was influenced not only by their own and parental behaviors or attitudes, but also by environmental factors. This study suggests that both parental and child self-efficacy are important factors to be considered when making decisions about school transportation.

This article gives some guidelines for getting the most out of the media, how to deal with journalists, and how to get your message across.

This research aimed to primarily ascertain how many New Zealand children are being injured or killed as the result of quad bike (all-terrain vehicle (ATV's) injuries and to define the nature and severity of their injuries. Secondarily the research aimed to examine the effect of age, weight, helmet use, and quad bike (ATV) size on injury severity and to compare the demographics of injury in NZ to other countries. A retrospective review of 643 children (under 16 years old )hospitalised between 2000–2006 due to possible quad bike-related injury. There were 218 confirmed cases of confirmed quad bike (ATV) injury. Mechanisms of injury were: fall from the bike, 105 cases (48%), collision, 59 cases (31%), rolling 31 cases (14%). Mean age was 9.9 years with 133 (61%) under 12 years, and 32 (15%) 5 years and under. The child was the driver in 116 cases (53%) and the passenger in 61 cases (28%). Male to female ratio was 2:1. Mean injury severity score was 7.9. Median length of stay was 2 days (1–4). Helmet use not stated in 62%, with only 30 cases (14%) identified as wearing helmets. The majority of injuries were orthopaedic, soft tissue injuries and head injuries. Multiple injuries occurred in 74 cases (34%). One hundred and eleven children (51%) required a general anaesthetic. Seventeen (7.8%) children required admission to intensive care. Six (2.8%) children were left with a permanent disability. Sixteen children died. There was no correlation between injury severity and age or weight. The observed differences in injury severity between helmet users and non-users, drivers and passengers and size of quad bike were not statistically significant. There was a trend towards reduced risk of head injury with helmet use. The mean age of injured NZ children was lower than other countries and length of hospital stay was shorter. Gender distribution, injury type, and severity were similar to elsewhere. Conclusions: Quad bikes are potentially lethal and have the capacity to inflict significant harm. It is clear that it is not appropriate for a young child to ride an adult sized bike due to the risk of serious injury and death.

This issue of the Injury Bulletin from QISU focuses on ATV and lawnmower injuries. Data and statistics are presented and recommendations for prevention are provided.

An email posted by John Wren to the NZ IP e-list which provides some answers to some questions around the NZ ATV Helmet Standard.

A bibliography, prepared for the Standards NZ committee, investigating All Terrain Vehicles and Helmet Design, around this topic.

Checklist with things to consider on whether a motorcycle or quad bike is suitable for a child.

A factsheet from the LTSA which discusses all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) and their registration, licensing and safety concerns (especially in relation to children and passengers).

BACKGROUND: National estimates of all-terrain vehicle (ATV) riding patterns among youth in the USA are lacking. METHODS: We analysed the 2011 YouthStyles survey to estimate the proportion of 12-17 year olds in the USA who had ridden an ATV at least once during the past 12 months and summarise their patterns of helmet use. RESULTS: Of the 831 youth respondents, an estimated 25% reported riding an ATV at least once during the past year. The proportion of youth living outside of a Metropolitan Statistical Area who reported riding an ATV was twice that of those living inside of a Metropolitan Statistical Area. Males and females reported similar proportions of riding at least once during the past year, but among riders, the proportion of males who rode =6 times was triple that of females. Only 45% of riders reported always wearing a helmet, and 25% reported never wearing a helmet. The most frequent riders had the lowest consistent helmet use, with 8 of 10 youth who rode =6 times during the past year not always wearing a helmet. CONCLUSIONS: ATV riding appears to remain popular among youth in the USA, particularly in rural areas, and consistent helmet use while riding is low. A more thorough understanding of gender differences in ATV riding patterns among youth and perceived risks and benefits of both safe and unsafe riding practices might help inform future ATV injury prevention efforts.

A package of materials including fact sheet, prevention strategy sheet, resource list, copy of regulation, programme summaries, and a pamphlet on the ATV Community Safety Program.

To the majority of New Zealand owners the ATV is a vital piece of equipment used daily by farmers and asked to perform a multitude of tasks. In fact, typical Kiwi ingenuity has resulted in ATVs being used in roles never dreamed of by the designers. It is because of this diversity of demand that the importance of ensuring safe practices are observed is so critical...This booklet will help you to understand what makes an ATV different to other machines and why you need to master the special skills needed to ride one safely. - A brief section on page 19 addresses Children and ATVs.

Limited data exist on ATV-related injuries and the associated behavioural practices of youths who oprate ATVs. A questionnaire was administered to 2,098 Indiana youths to gather base line data on the ATV operational and safety practices that would provide guidance in the development of a youth ATV safety program. Over two-thirds of the respondents had operated an ATV and nearly 80% had been either an operator or passenger. The most frequently cited source of safety training was a 'friend.' Helmets were the most commonly used personal protective safety equipment being used by 40% of youths who operated ATVs. Over 7% of youths indicated that they had suffered an ATV injury requiring medical treatment in the last year.

All Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) have been associated with death and serious injury since their introduction into the marketplace. Fifteen cases of ATV-related brain and spinal cord injury reported to the Louisiana Central Nervous System Registry during 1995 were evaluated for severity, etiology, and outcome. Eleven (73%) of these injuries were sustained by people under 18 years of age. Despite US Consumer Product Safety Commission and ATV manufacturer recommendations for age restrictions, ATVs continue to be popular recreational devices for children. Some important safety guidelines are provided for children that do ride ATVs.

All-Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) or quad bikes account for a large number of farm-related deaths and injuries. This brief article provides some further information as well as some sensible riding tips.

This is some safety advice presented about ATVs and agriculture. Information is provided under the following headings: -Assess a person's skill level to operate an ATV -ATV limitations -Implements and their effect on ATVs -Trailers and trailed implements -Terrain/environmental conditions -Vehicle maintenance -ATV passengers -Age of rider -ATV roll bars and frames (ROPS) -Safety helmets

The objective of this study was to compare the nature of injuries from all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) to those from bicycling, dirtbikes/motocross, and motor vehicle crashes. Conclusions: Injury patterns, severity, and costs to the healthcare system of ATVs more closely resemble those from motorized vehicles and dirtbike related injuries and are more significant than bicycling. Strict policy to reflect this must be developed and acknowledged by the public, industry, and legislative bodies. Includes illus. and statistical tables

This Canadian journal article form 1986 investigates ATV-related deaths and injuries. It also looks at some possible trends in the data and circumstance of injury.

This media item, a 'special report' on the dangers of ATVs, is the compilation of an 'investigative series' by 'The Oregonian' newspaper (website www.OregonLive.com) of four reports: Part 1, 'Deceptively Dangerous: Why ATVs keep killing', Part 2, 'Feds let ATVs off with a warning', Part 3, 'Labels read: Rider beware', Part 4, 'Riders throttle safety legislation'.

A two page feature about children, ATVS and safety. It provides a lesson plan with key ideas for teaching this topic to older children, as well as information directing the teacher to the ACC website www.acc.co.nz - click on injury prevention-rural safe-machinery.

This plan describes the strategy of ADHB and WDHB for improving the health and well being of the children (approximately 193,000) living in the Auckland and Waitamata districts. Maori children and Pacific children experience poorer health, as do children living in more deprived neighbourhoods. The plan recognises the importance of the early years of life and the lifelong impacts of poor health in childhood.

Pen inscribed with Auckland Burn Support, website and "Hot water burns like fire".

This document reports on a pilot study of child pedestrian injury in the Auckland region conducted over an eight week period from 7Jan - 1 March 1992. This pilot was followed by a full study - see rec # 01057

Aim: To examine children's exposure to risk as pedestrians and to examine the extent to which child pedestrian exposure to risk varies by socioeconomic status and ethnic group. To identify factors which may influence child pedestrian exposure to risk. Conclusion: The increased pedestrian injury rates for poor children and for Maori and Pacific Island children my be explained, in part, by the increased pedestrian exposure of these children. Increased pedestrian exposure is likely to reflect social and economic constraints, rather than differences in perceptions of the danger to children as pedestrians.

This report identifies road safety issues in the Auckland City area and provides an overview of reported injury crash numbers, casualties and trends. The data for the City is compared with a peer group of similar local authorities, along with data for all of New Zealand.

This document provides an injury profile of Auckland City, with particular attention given to the unintentional injury burden and opportunities for the prevention of unintentional injuries within Auckland City. The overall aim of this document is to provide relevant data to the Auckland City Council, A+ Public Health Promotion and future members of the Programme Advisory Group (PAG) to aid with the development of the Auckland City CIPP.

The purpose of this Strategy is to put in place a strategic direction for the future planning of both recreational and transportational cycling and walking in Auckland City. This document is in two parts: (1) contains the essence of the Strategy including its vision, values, desired outcomes and objectives and (2) a background document which explores the planning context, the present situation, the key issues and basic concepts which underpin the Strategy. According to this report, issues around safety have contributed significantly to declining levels of cycling and increasing levels of pedestrian accidents. Rather than removing the vulnerable from the street environment, it should be made safe.

Strategic plan to make cycling and walking safe and attractive in Auckland City.

This is a short evaluation report of this campaign. The objectives of the project were to increase road safety awareness in the non-English speaking Chinese community.

This factsheet is a summary of Auckland City Community Profile: Opportunities for promoting a safety culture (see rec # 5691) produced by the Injury Prevention Centre in 2002. This document provided an injury profile of Auckland City, with particular attention to the unintentional injury burden and opportunities for the prevention of unintentional injuries within Auckland City. The overall aim of the document was to provide relevant data to the Auckland City Council, A+ Public Health Promotion and future members of the Programme Advisory Group (PAG) to aid with the development of the Auckland City CIPP.

A plan to rationalise Council's approach to road safety matters, identify road safety issues within the Auckland City area, develop strategies and initiatives that will address those issues and determine a programme or plan of action to carry them out.

This Auckland directory has been compiled to enable members of the public to be able to access counselling from members of the NZ Association of Counsellors. It is intended to be an annual publication. Counsellors are listed in alphabetical order and in expertise areas.

This is the ADHB's annual plan for 2007 to 2008.

This is the ADHB's report for the six months ending June 30, 2001. It comprises two documents - a statutory financial report in detail and a special editorial supplement.

This article reports on the Auckland Regional Plan for child injury prevention with an emphasis on bicycle and pedestrian injuries. It also discusses the Safe Routes to School Pilot programme

REFERENCE ONLY. Internal telephone directory for Auckland hospital; Greenlane hospital; National Women's Hospital; Community Health Services; Mental health Services and Starship hospital

Profile is a description of the region and its people.

This profile examines the demographics of the Auckland Region.

The LTSA is the government's primary adviser on land transport safety. It has responsibility for promoting safety in land transport at a reasonable cost. This series of annual road safety reports is an example of information supplied by the LTSA to support this role. This report helps identify road safety issues in the Auckland Region area by presenting tables or graphs of: -numbers and trends in reported crashes and casualties -characteristics and types of crashes and casualties -factors contributing to crashes -sites with bad crash records -crash rates on selected routes -characteristics of crashes on local roads. The information is intended to assist the region, the new Zealand Police and others in evaluating the safety performance of the road network in Auckland region and its users, relative to those elsewhere in the country. Researchers, students, and organisations with an interest in road safety also find the information useful.

The purpose of this report is to provide an update on the objectives of the Auckland Regional Pedestrian Strategy Action Plan (which is included as an appendix) and to indicate the future direction of some of the regional pedestrian safety initiatives described such as 'school travel plans' and 'walking school buses'. The strategy was developed as a result of a regional concensus amongst the road safety and injury prevention workforce that we needed to collaborate to address child pedestrian injury issues.Safekids staff member Simone Randle was project co-ordinator and author of this report.

The purpose of this report is to provide a final update on the objectives of the Auckland Regional Pedestrian Strategy Action Plan (which is included as an appendix) and to indicate the future direction of some of the regional pedestrian safety initiatives described such as 'school travel plans' and 'walking school buses'. The strategy was developed as a result of a regional concensus amongst the road safety and injury prevention workforce that we needed to collaborate to address child pedestrian injury issues.Safekids staff member Simone Randle was project co-ordinator and author of this report.

Single sheet factsheet/ pamphlet on preschool child drownings in the Auckland Region. Includes information on: the drownings and near-drownings, age, gender, 'Where do preschoolers drown?' and research on " ... parental perceptions of child water safety and the role of swimming lessons in drowning prevention in New Zealand." Available at: http://www.watersafe.org.nz/page.asp?page=476

The purpose of the plan is to provide a vehicle for co-operation and collaboration among all agencies working to improve road safety in the region and provide a starting point for planning and action at a local level by: providing an overview of road safety issues in the Auckland region, defining appropriate road safety targets and identify areas for action in the current year, identifying potentially successful strategies and actions by which targets may be set and achieved over the next three to five years.