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As all-terrain vehicle (ATV) popularity increases, so does the number of injuries resulting from accidents - and brain injury is high on the list.

Brain injury was found to be the leading cause of ATV-related death.

Children make up around one-third of the ATV-related emergency department visits, according to research presented at the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) National Conference and Exhibition in Boston.

Rollovers were the most common cause of injury, making up some 42 per cent of injury-causing crashes.

Furthermore 35 per cent of patients tested positive for alcohol and 25 per cent for drugs.

Charles A Jennissen, lead author of the study, said: "The epidemic of ATV-related injuries can be attributed, at least in part, to the vehicles' increasing popularity."

Children attending emergency departments for potential brain injury in the US could be at a higher danger if they are from a minority ethnic group.

Another study presented at the conference revealed that white children at low risk of a brain injury were much more likely to receive a CT scan than African-American and Hispanic children.

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