A Narrative Inquiry Exploring All-Terrain Vehicle Injury Survivors' Experiences
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2023-06
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All-terrain vehicle (ATV) use in Canada, has led to significant morbidity and mortality. Children under 18 years old are more prone to ATV injuries. Despite the increasing number of ATV-related injuries and fatalities, there has been limited research about ATV use conducted in Alberta. There is limited academic knowledge about ATV riding behavior. There have been no known qualitative studies that have researched the experiences of ATV injury survivors. Given the unique nature of ATVs as a recreation vehicle and as farming equipment, the increasing rate and severity of injuries, and the perceived lack of protective equipment used while operating an ATV, it is important to research and understand the experiences of people who have sustained ATV injuries during childhood. The purpose of this narrative inquiry was to understand the experiences of emerging adult ATV injury survivors (ages 18 to 29 years old), who sustained childhood ATV-related injuries, and how their experiences with injury survival shaped their self-identity. Clandinin and Connelly’s (2000) form of narrative inquiry methodology was used to explore the experiences of two emerging adults who had childhood ATV-related injuries. Data was generated through field texts which included in-depth conversational interviews with each participant and field journal writing. This study yielded in-depth narratives which described ATV experience as being strongly anchored within the social spaces of family and community. Two narrative threads that resonated across narrative accounts include: ATV use as a shared experience, and stories to live by (narrative forms of identity) - how ATV-related injury shapes emerging adults over time. This thesis concludes with a discussion of the personal, social, and practical significance of this work, with implications for nursing practice, social policy, health education, and future research.
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nursing, narrative inquiry, all-terrain vehicle
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Grossi, M. (2023). A narrative inquiry exploring all-terrain vehicle injury survivors' experiences (Master's thesis, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada). Retrieved from https://prism.ucalgary.ca.