Kids more likely to be injured under dad's supervision (Australia)

Are they saying that running over your kid with your SUV is "rough-and-tumble" play? Hmm.

http://www.perthnow.com.au/news/national/boy-you-really-have-to-watch-them-dad/story-fndo6axq-1226526070516

Boy, you really have to watch them Dad

by: Brigid O'Connell
From: Herald Sun November 28, 2012

TWICE as many boys are admitted to hospital from playtime injuries as girls, and children supervised by their fathers are at higher risk of getting injured.

Falls caused the most injuries for children of all ages up to 14 years, mostly falling from play equipment or tripping on the ground, followed by accidents on bikes.

New statistics from the Australian Bureau of Health and Welfare show that of the 60,000 children admitted to hospital each year, toddlers were most likely to be poisoned by medication, while playground falls were most likely to send children aged 5-9 to the emergency department.

Older children were most commonly injured by rollerskating and skateboarding.

US researchers have found that playtime under a father's supervision leaves children more likely to end up in hospital, most likely because they engaged in higher-risk rough-and-tumble activities with their dads.

And Royal Children's Hospital trauma surgeons have issued a warning about boys riding motorbikes after treating eight boys in one week in August - three on one day - with life-threatening injuries.

The hospital has also seen a rise in boys aged 9-12 being seriously injured after being run over by four-wheel-drive vehicles while riding skateboards or scooters in driveways in the past two months.

"Studies show that 85 per cent of the time parents of children who have been injured or killed thought they knew where the child was," RCH trauma services manager Helen Jowett said.

Dylan Fragiacoma, 11, was lucky to survive after he was run over by his dad's 4WD in their driveway on Monday while lying on his skateboard. He suffered three broken ribs and a collapsed lung, almost severed his fingers and may need skin grafts on his knees.

"I heard the skateboard crack but it wasn't until I got out that I knew I'd run him over," said his father, Chris White.

"It surprised me how quickly and easily it can happen."