Causes of fatal childhood accidents involving head injury in northern region, 1979-86.

Causes of fatal childhood accidents in North Staffordshire, 1980-1989.

Sixty-nine children aged under 15 years were identified from coroners' records as having died as a result of an accident between 1980 and 1989. Road traffic accidents (RTAs) accounted for the majority of cases (n = 38; 55% of total) and in almost all of these, the unsafe behaviour of the child was considered to be at fault. Most fatal accidents occurred between 15.00 and 21.00 hrs and within 2 ...

Fatal accidents among Icelandic seamen: 1966-86.

OBJECTIVE To investigate whether fatal accidents, including drownings, have decreased among Icelandic fishermen and seamen. DESIGN Historical prospective study. The study population was record linked with the National Register and the Register of Deceased to get information on water transport accidents (ICD-7, E850-E858) during the period 1966-86. The number of persons in each calendar year a...

Trends in hospitalized discharge rates for head injury in Maryland, 1979-86.

Hospital discharge data from all acute care hospitals in Maryland were used to examine trends in hospitalized head injury incidence and outcome by severity. From 1979 to 1986, discharge rates increased by 3.4/100,000 per year; the largest percent increase was for more severe injuries. Discharge rates increased the most for adults ages 15-24 and ages 75+ but declined for children ages 0-4. Coinc...

[Injury combinations in fatal traffic accidents].

Fatal head injury in children.

A comprehensive neuropathological study was undertaken on 87 children aged between 2 and 15 years with fatal head injuries to identify those features which occurred at the time of head injury (fractured skull, contusions, intracranial haematoma and diffuse axonal injury) and those which were subsequently produced by complicating processes (hypoxic brain damage, raised intracranial pressure, inf...