title: Pediatric genital injury: an analysis of the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To describe the characteristics of pediatric genital injuries presenting to United States emergency departments (EDs).
  
  
  METHODS
  A retrospective cohort study utilizing the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) from 1991-2010 to evaluate pediatric genital injuries was performed.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Pediatric genital injuries represented 0.6% of all pediatric injuries with the incidence of injuries rising through the period studied, 1991-2010. The mean age at injury was 7.1 years old and was distributed 56.6% girls and 43.4% boys. A total of 43.3% had lacerations and 42.2% had contusions/abrasions. The majority of injuries occurred at home (65.9%), and the majority of patients (94.7%) were treated and released from the hospital. The most common consumer products associated with pediatric genital trauma were: bicycles (14.7% of all pediatric genital injuries), bathtubs (5.8%), daywear (5.6%), monkey bars (5.4%), and toilets (4.0%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Although pediatric genital injuries represent a small proportion of overall injuries presenting to the emergency department, genital injuries continue to rise despite public health measures targeted to decrease childhood injury. Our results can be used to guide further prevention strategies for pediatric genital injury.
authors: Department of Urology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL. Electronic address: jtcasey@fsm.northwestern.edu.
authors: Jessica T
authors: JT
authors: Casey
authors: Marc A
authors: MA
authors: Bjurlin
authors: Earl Y
authors: EY
authors: Cheng
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003257:Consumer Product Safety; D003288:Contusions / Q000453:epidemiology; D016208:Databases, Factual; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D005260:Female; D005835:Genitalia / Q000293:injuries*; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D022125:Lacerations / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014481:United States; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology*
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