Head injuries in children resulting from the fall of television.
Case records of children admitted with head injury due to TV fall in a pediatric tertiary care hospital in Chennai, during March 2007-February 2008 were analysed retrospectively. Out of the 11 children admitted 6 (54%) were in 1-2 yr age group. Bleeding from the ear, nose and throat was the commonest, finding followed by a skull fracture, seen on imaging studies. These were observed in 9 (81.81%) and 8 (72.8%) children respectively. There was no mortality.
Departments of Pediatrics and Neurosurgery, Kanchi Kamakoti CHILDS Trust Hospital, Nageswara Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India. drsuresh30@rediffmail.com
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D000061:Accidents, Home; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007194:India / Q000453:epidemiology; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D013690:Television