The Mortality of Childhood Falls

Hall, John R.; Reyes, Hernán M.; Horvat, Maria; Meller, Janet L.; Stein, Robert J.

doi:10.1097/00005373-198909000-00015

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“…Mobility acquired by means of walking, failure to perceive changes and inability to protect oneself present serious injury risks for a child in this age group (0-5 years) (Hall et al 1989;Bannon et al 1992). In our study as well, 47.2 of childhood injuries and deaths occurred in the 0-6 age group.…”

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Medicolegal Childhood Deaths in Adana, Turkey

Çekin

Hilal

Gülmen

et al. 2005

Tohoku J. Exp. Med.

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Medicolegal Childhood Deaths in Adana, Turkey

Çekin

Hilal

Gülmen

et al. 2005

Tohoku J. Exp. Med.

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“…Yayın-lanmış diğer çalışmalarda da çocukluk çağında düş-melerin, kafa travması sebebi olarak önceliği izlenmektedir. [3,7,12,14,19] Bu çalışmada yaş grupları ve düş-me şekilleri dikkate alınarak yapılan değerlendirme-de, bebeklik döneminde ilk sırada ev içi basit düşme-ler (%83) yer alırken, okul çocuğu döneminde ise ev dışı basit düşmeler (%47) en yüksek oranda izlenmektedir. Oyun çocuğu döneminde ise ev içi ve dışı düş-meler arasında belirgin bir fark izlenmemiştir.…”

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Pediatric head injuries, retrospective analysis of 851 patients: An epidemiological study

Işik

Gökyar²,

Yildiz³

et al. 2011

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AMAÇBu çalışmanın amacı, çocukluk çağı kafa travmaları konusunda ülkemizin epidemiyolojik verilerine katkıda bulunmaktır. GEREÇ VE YÖNTEM Ocak 2003 ile Haziran 2008 tarihleri arasında SamsunMehmet Aydın Eğitim ve Araştırma Hastanesi Nöroşirürji Kliniğinde yatarak tedavi edilen 0-14 yaşları arasında toplam 851 hasta geriye dönük olarak incelendi. BULGULARHastaların 550'si (%65) erkek, 301'i (%35) kadındı. Travma nedenleri arasında düşme (%70) ilk sırada yer alıyor-du. Giriş Glasgow Koma Skalasına (GKS) göre %74 hafif (GKS 13-15), %22 orta (GKS 9-12) ve %4 ağır (GKS 3-8) kafa travmalı olgu mevcuttu. Seksen yedi hastaya toplam 92 operasyon uygulandı. Operasyon nedenleri arasında açık depresyon kırıkları ve epidural hematomlar ilk sıraday-dı. Toplam 33 (%3,8) hasta hayatını kaybetti. En sık tespit edilen ölüm nedeni, trafik kazaları ve yüksekten düşmelerdi. SONUÇBu çalışma ve yapılan diğer çalışmalar, çocukluk çağı kafa travmalarının çoğu önlenebilir nedenlerden kaynaklandığı-nı göstermiştir. Kafa travmaları ile ilgili epidemiyolojik ça-lışma ve verilerin artması, travmanın oluşmadan engellenebilmesi açısından önem arz etmektedir.Anahtar Sözcükler: Çocukluk çağı; epidemiyoloji; kafa travması.

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“…1,[3][4][5]12,13 Most of those studies drew similar conclusions, that is, preschool-aged children have the highest risk of falling, boys fall more frequently than girls, window falls have high morbidity rates, and falls demonstrate seasonal trends, with peaks during warmer months. [1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][10][11][12][13][15][16][17] The studies generally have been limited to 1 hospital or 1 city/metropolitan area. A national epidemiological study on pediatric falls from buildings and structures, based on a data sample from 27 states, was published in 2005.…”

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Pediatric Injuries Attributable to Falls From Windows in the United States in 1990–2008

2011

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WHAT'S KNOWN ON THIS SUBJECT:Preschool-aged children have the highest risk of falling from windows, boys fall more frequently than girls, and the number of falls from windows peaks during warmer months. WHAT THIS STUDY ADDS:This study is the first to use a nationally representative sample of children treated in US hospital emergency departments, over a 19-year period, to identify risk factors and trends for pediatric window fall-related injuries.abstract OBJECTIVE: To examine the epidemiological features of pediatric injuries related to falls from windows. METHODS:By using the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System, emergency department (ED) data for pediatric injury cases associated with window falls in 1990 -2008 were reviewed. RESULTS:An estimated 98 415 children (95% confidence interval [CI]: 82 416 -114 419) were treated in US hospital EDs for window fallrelated injuries during the 19-year study period (average: 5180 patients per year [95% CI: 4828 -5531]). The mean age of children was 5.1 years, and boys accounted for 58.1% of cases. One-fourth (25.4%) of the patients required admission to the hospital. The annual injury rate decreased significantly during the study period because of a decrease in the annual injury rate among 0-to 4-year-old children. Children 0 to 4 years of age were more likely to sustain head injuries (injury proportion ratio [IPR] CONCLUSIONS:To our knowledge, this is the first study to investigate window fall-related injuries treated in US hospital EDs by using a nationally representative sample. These injuries are an important pediatric public health problem, and increased prevention efforts are needed, including development and evaluation of innovative prevention programs. Pediatrics 2011;128:455-462

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The Mortality of Childhood Falls

Cited by 113 publications

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Medicolegal Childhood Deaths in Adana, Turkey

Medicolegal Childhood Deaths in Adana, Turkey

Pediatric head injuries, retrospective analysis of 851 patients: An epidemiological study

Pediatric Injuries Attributable to Falls From Windows in the United States in 1990–2008

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