OBJECTIVE: To determine the incidence and characteristics of fall-related injuries to children and adolescents. DESIGN: Population-based study. SETTING: All hospital discharges in Washington State for fall-related injuries in 1989 and 1990. POPULATION: Children and adolescents 19 years and younger. RESULTS: Falls accounted for nearly one third of all trauma admissions, and fall patients tended to be younger than those with other injuries. Falls from one level to another accounted for 40% of the total. One fourth of all patients and 42% of preschoolers sustained head injury. The annual cost of these injuries in Washington State was $4.5 million.
OBJECTIVE: To determine the incidence and characteristics of fall-related injuries to children and adolescents. DESIGN: Population-based study. SETTING: All hospital discharges in Washington State for fall-related injuries in 1989 and 1990. POPULATION: Children and adolescents 19 years and younger. RESULTS: Falls accounted for nearly one third of all trauma admissions, and fall patients tended to be younger than those with other injuries. Falls from one level to another accounted for 40% of the total. One fourth of all patients and 42% of preschoolers sustained head injury. The annual cost of these injuries in Washington State was $4.5 million.
Authors: James Chun-Yin Lee; Keith Tsz-Suen Tung; Tim M H Li; Frederick Ka-Wing Ho; Patrick Ip; Wilfred Hing-Sang Wong; Chun-Bong Chow Journal: BMJ Open Date: 2017-02-07 Impact factor: 2.692
Authors: Jakob Matschke; Bernd Herrmann; Jan Sperhake; Friederike Körber; Thomas Bajanowski; Markus Glatzel Journal: Dtsch Arztebl Int Date: 2009-03-27 Impact factor: 5.594