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Off-road vehicle use by children and adolescents: Strategies to prevent injury

Canadian Paediatric SocietyPediatrics2025Official publication

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Official Canadian Paediatric Society document (2025) on “Off-road vehicle use by children and adolescents: Strategies to prevent injury”. Off-road vehicles (ORVs) are motorized vehicles engineered specifically for navigating rough terrain. They are often seen in rural, remote, and agricultural settings, but are widely used in Canada, primarily for recreation, and are responsible for a disproportionate number of severe injuries and deaths in the paediatric population. ORVs are becoming heavier and faster, and injuries associated with their use by childr.

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