[Head injuries from falls in children of 2 ethnic groups].
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.
Levi
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Dept. of Neurosurgery, Rambam Medical, Haifa.
Istaitih
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Geva
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Michaelson
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Guilburd
J N
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Feinsod
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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