Abstract:BackgroundHead injuries represent the most common and most serious injury occurring in childhood. We analysed the profile of childhood head injury patients treated in a Paediatric Trauma Unit over a 25 years period.MethodsA retrospective record-based study was performed at the Trauma Unit of the Red Cross War Memorial Children’s Hospital in Cape Town, South Africa. The Childsafe South Africa Childhood Injury Surveillance System was data-mined for the information. Inclusion criteria were children under the age … Show more
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