258 Head injuries in young children; the forgotten pandemic
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Abusive head injuries in infants and young children.
Abusive head injuries are among the most common causes of serious and lethal injuries in children. These injuries may result from impact or shaking or a combination of these mechanisms. These mechanisms cause the child's head to undergo acceleration-deceleration movements which may create inertial movement of the brain within the cranial compartment. Differential movement between the brain and ...
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Two-hundred children with head injury admitted consecutively to paediatric wards in the two main hospitals in Newcastle upon Tyne have been studied. Eight children required neurosurgical operation. There were two deaths. Details of the cause and consequences of the accidents have been analysed and an attempt has been made to identify psychological or physical factors that may predispose to inju...
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Although the majority of head injuries in children and adults involve dynamic loading conditions, some patients suffer static loading. Static loading occurs when forces are applied slowly to the head, and it produces a much different pattern of injuries. Crush injuries are usually described in the context of industrial accidents, but in our experience, these injuries are not rare in children. W...
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OBJECTIVES To assess the incidence and severity of head injuries to children sustained by a blow from a golf club or ball and to highlight the potential for significant injury. An increase in public awareness of these risks might result in a reduction in morbidity. METHODS Over a period of seven months, all children aged 3-13 years, attending the accident and emergency department with a head ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Injury Prevention
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1353-8047,1475-5785
DOI: 10.1136/injuryprev-2016-042156.258