title: [Head injuries from falls in children of 2 ethnic groups].
abstract: The highly prevalent problem of falls, the main cause of head injury in children, responds to preventive intervention. To aid in designing fall-prevention programs, we defined the pre- and post-hospitalization characteristics of children of 2 predominant Israeli ethnic groups: Jews (Group A) and non-Jews (Group B). In a prospective study conducted over a 10-month period in our emergency room during the morning shift, data from 274 patients aged 0-14 who presented with head injury due to a fall were collected. In Group B falls and damage were significantly more severe. Based on these differences in injury and in referral patterns between the 2 groups, a high-risk profile for head injury from falls in children was compiled to aid in designing an effective prevention program.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Neurosurgery, Rambam Medical, Haifa.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Levi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Istaitih
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Geva
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Michaelson
authors.forename: J N
authors.initials: JN
authors.lastname: Guilburd
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Feinsod
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000517:prevention & control; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000208:ethnology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000517:prevention & control; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007585:Jews; D011446:Prospective Studies