A prospective study of injuries inflicted on children by children

Wyatt, Jonathan; Woodhams, Sarah; Weinberg, Laurence; Alao, David; Mitchell, Louisa

doi:10.1016/j.jflm.2008.07.003

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“…Overall, this study found that soft tissue injuries and then fractures were the most common injuries in children with intentional injuries overall as well as in the assault group. Soft tissue injuries (contusion, bruises, abrasion, and open wounds) were reported previously in assaults [ 17 , 30 - 32 ]. The fact that the majority of self-inflicted injuries resulted in fractures and dislocations, particularly in girls, is not consistent with earlier reported results which showed poisoning or soft tissue injuries were most common even in self-inflicted injuries [ 33 , 34 ].…”

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Uncovering the burden of intentional injuries among children and adolescents in the emergency department

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IntroductionIn low- and middle-income countries, injuries are a leading cause of mortality in children. Much work has been done in the context of unintentional injuries but there is limited knowledge about intentional injuries among children. The objective of this paper was to understand the characteristics of children with intentional injuries presenting to emergency departments in Pakistan.MethodsThe data was from the Pakistan National Emergency Departments Surveillance (Pak-NEDS), conducted from November 2010 to March 2011 in seven major emergency departments of Pakistan. Data on 30,937 children under 18 years of age was collected. This paper reports frequency of intentional injuries and compares patient demographics, nature of injury, and discharge outcome for two categories of intentional injuries: assault and self-inflicted injuries.ResultsIntentional injuries presenting to the emergency departments (EDs) accounted for 8.2% (2551/30,937) amongst all other causes for under 18 years. The boy to girl ratio was 1:0.35. Intentional injuries included assault (n = 1679, 65.8%) and self-inflicted injuries (n = 872, 34.2%). Soft tissue injuries were most commonly seen in assault injuries in boys and girls but fractures were more common in self-inflicted injuries in both genders.ConclusionIntentional injury is one of the reasons for seeking emergency treatment amongst children and a contributor to morbidity in EDs of Pakistan. Moreover, such injuries may be underestimated due to lack of reporting and investigative resources. Early identification may be the first step leading to prevention.

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“…Three aspects may explain this male predominance: the physical characteristics of boys, the almost non-existence of female wrestling in Dakar, and the fact that, in our context, girls often help their mothers with household work and are less exposed to risks of game injuries. In Western studies, game injuries occur most frequently at school and in playgrounds [ 5 , 6 ]. In our study, wrestling game injuries occur mainly at home and in the street.…”

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Wrestling game injuries among children in Dakar: a report on 172 cases

Ngom¹,

Mohamed²,

Mbaye³

et al. 2017

Pan Afr Med J

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IntroductionThe objective was to report epidemiological and lesional features among children practicing wrestling as a game in Dakar, Senegal.MethodsIt was a retrospective study including all patients under 16, victims of wrestling game injuries. We studied epidemiological and lesional aspects in children: frequency of wrestling game injuries among all games, age, sex, geographic origin, place of injury, parent’s socioeconomic status, nature of the injury and location.ResultsWrestling game injuries represented 19.9% injuries in all games. Sex-ratio was 33.4. The most affected age group was the 6-10 years old age group. The majority of children are from suburban Dakar (64%). Injuries occurred most often at home and in the street. Most children are from low socioeconomic status (64%). Fractures predominated and were localized almost exclusively on the elbow.ConclusionWrestling game injuries in Dakar occur among older children from the suburbs, living in the neighborhood of great wrestling champions’ districts of residence. Wrestling game cause injuries, consisting mostly of elbow fractures.

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“…Some hospitals, or individuals working within them, may not consider violence between children to be an assault 17. This may also affect perceptions by gender or deprivation fifth.…”

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The impact of deprivation on youth violence: a comparison of cities and their feeder towns

Jones

Sivarajasingam

Shepherd

2010

Emergency Medicine Journal

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Injury in youth violence increased with increasing deprivation in cities and their feeder towns. This was true for boys and girls, though rates for boys were consistently higher. This link between assault injury and deprivation was stronger for girls in cities than in feeder towns. Strategies to prevent youth violence need to include improved safeguarding arrangements for girls living in the most deprived city areas.

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A prospective study of injuries inflicted on children by children

Cited by 4 publications

References 12 publications

Uncovering the burden of intentional injuries among children and adolescents in the emergency department

Uncovering the burden of intentional injuries among children and adolescents in the emergency department

Wrestling game injuries among children in Dakar: a report on 172 cases

The impact of deprivation on youth violence: a comparison of cities and their feeder towns

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