Epidemiology of blunt head trauma in children in U.S. emergency departments.
Among more than 43,000 children treated in 25 emergency departments for blunt head trauma, traumatic brain injury was identified on CT scan in 7% of the patients. Falls were the most frequent injury mechanism for children under the age of 12 years.
Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO quayle@kids.wustl.edu.
Kimberly S
KS
Quayle
Elizabeth C
EC
Powell
Prashant
P
Mahajan
John D
JD
Hoyle
Frances M
FM
Nadel
Mohamed K
MK
Badawy
Jeff E
JE
Schunk
Rachel M
RM
Stanley
Michelle
M
Miskin
Shireen M
SM
Atabaki
Peter S
PS
Dayan
James F
JF
Holmes
Nathan
N
Kuppermann
D000059:Accidents / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000293:Adolescent; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology; D001642:Bicycling / Q000293:injuries; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D015600:Glasgow Coma Scale; D016489:Head Injuries, Closed / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D011446:Prospective Studies; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology