title: Home and other nontraffic injuries among children and youth in a high-income Middle Eastern country: a trauma registry study.
abstract: A trauma registry in the United Arab Emirates was used to ascertain nontraffic injuries of 0- to 19-year-olds. The registry's value for prevention was assessed. A total of 292 children and youth with nontraffic injuries were admitted for >24 hours at surgical wards of the main trauma hospital in Al Ain region during 36 months in 2003-2006. Injuries were analyzed by external cause, location, body part, and severity. Nontraffic represented 60% (n = 292) of child and youth injuries. Incidence/100 000 person-years was 91 for males, 43 for females. Unintentional included falls 65% (n = 191), burns 17% (n = 49), animal-related (mainly camel) 3% (n = 10), and others 10% (n = 29). Intentional accounted for 4% (n = 13). Falls affected all ages, burns mainly 1- to 4-year-olds. Of the injuries, 70% occurred at home. Most frequent and severe injuries measured by the Injury Severity Score and Abbreviated Injury Scale involved extremities. Prevention of home falls for all ages and burns of 1- to 4-year-olds are priorities. Registries should cover pediatric wards and include data on fall locations and hazardous products.
authors.affiliation: United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.
authors.forename: Michal
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Grivna
authors.affiliation: United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates Interior Health Authority, Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada peter.barss@interiorhealth.ca.
authors.forename: Peter
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Barss
authors.affiliation: McGill University, Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
authors.forename: Cristina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Stanculescu
authors.affiliation: Al Ain Hospital, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.
authors.forename: Hani O
authors.initials: HO
authors.lastname: Eid
authors.affiliation: United Arab Emirates University, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates Al Ain Hospital, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.
authors.forename: Fikri M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Abu-Zidan
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000061:Accidents, Home / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000293:Adolescent; D002056:Burns / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007182:Income; D007223:Infant; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D008297:Male; D012042:Registries; D014479:United Arab Emirates / Q000453:epidemiology; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology*; D055815:Young Adult