Management and classification of children with head injury.
BACKGROUND
Traumatic brain injury is the most common cause of morbidity and mortality during childhood.


OBJECTIVE
This study was conducted to describe the primary management and classification of children admitted to the emergency department for head trauma. SERIES: All children (0-15 years) with a history of head injury who were admitted to the outpatient emergency department at a single paediatric trauma centre in the Stockholm region during 1 month were included.


RESULTS
There were 242 children (137 girls and 105 boys; mean age 5.3+/-4.4 years) who fulfilled the inclusion criteria. Based on the Scandinavian Head Injury Classification, 73% were classified as minimal, 17% mild and 2% moderate head injury. This classification seemed to be more accurately reflective than the ICD-10-based classification in the management of the children with head trauma.
Falk
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Pediatric ICU, Astrid Lindgren Children's Hospital/Karolinska Hospital, 171 76, Stockholm, Sweden. ann-charlotte.falk@karolinska.se
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von Wendt
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Klang Söderkvist
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D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000145:classification* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D008297:Male; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012720:Severity of Illness Index