title: Head injuries in children under 3 years.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  A significant number of children under 3 years sustain a head injury every year. Despite this few studies have provided detailed information about these injuries.
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective review of the medical files all children aged 0-3 years who attended a paediatric emergency department for treatment over a 2-year period.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Children aged 0-6 months had the highest rate of moderate head injury. Children under 12 months were at the greatest risk of injury. Falls were the most common cause of injury including falls from caregiver's arms.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Children under 12 months are at significant risk of head injury, many of these injuries could be prevented by increased parental supervision or improved home safety.
authors.affiliation: Psychological Science, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia. louise.crowe@mcri.edu.au
authors.forename: Louise M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Crowe
authors.forename: Cathy
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Catroppa
authors.forename: Vicki
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Anderson
authors.forename: Franz E
authors.initials: FE
authors.lastname: Babl
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000061:Accidents, Home / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D017677:Age Distribution; D001315:Australia / Q000453:epidemiology; D002649:Child Abuse / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006259:Craniocerebral Trauma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007229:Infant Welfare; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D015601:Injury Severity Score; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012307:Risk Factors