Accidental Injuries to Children

Reed, Robert B.; Rice, Robyn; Starbuck, George W.

doi:10.1056/nejm195612272552602

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“…Similar results have been shown in studies conducted worldwide which shows an increase of number of accidents with age. [15,16,17,18]. Victims of homicides were younger children where 2 were of the age group of infancy and the 1 of 1 to 10 years age.…”

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Child victims in medico-legal autopsy

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Introduction : Death of a child, particularly a sudden death is an essentially a tragic experience for parents, caregivers and the general public. Medico-legal autopsy is an important solution in many unanswered questions that arises after death. Accurate information about childhood deaths is obligatory to improve child survival. Objective: The aim of the study was to determine the distribution and pattern of various causes of death among the medico-legal autopsy population and to assess the areas where interventional and preventive strategies can be taken place. Study Design: Retrospective descriptive study was done based on reports of post mortems performed on children during past 3 years. The information was gathered on a proforma to fulfill the objectives. The data was analyzed using SPSS statistical package. Results: Majority of children were of the age group of less than 1 year (40%). 49% of the circumstances were unnatural while accidents amount to 39%. Most frequent mechanism of death was asphyxia (31%). Almost 53% of them were caused by mechanical asphyxia due to drowning. There was a significant difference in circumstances of death in infants, children between 1-10 years and those aged over 11 years. Death due to natural conditions was predominant among infants (75%), while 58% of the children aged between 1-10 years died of accidental causes. 56% of children over 11 years died of accidental causes while 16% found to be suicides. 54% incidents of unnatural deaths had taken place at home. Conclusion: Accidental deaths were common among children older than 1year of age while drowning was identified as the leading unnatural cause of death which can be prevented easily. It is high time we consider some precautions and regulations to protect children against accidents, injuries and hazards.

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“…Hanging has been identified as the commonest method of suicide among young children in India. [15,16] The commonest mechanism of death in the unnatural group was asphyxia (63%) which can be explained from the high rate of drowning. 54% of the unnatural deaths have taken place at home.…”

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“…As such they account for as much as one half of childhood injuries seen in emergency rooms.2 Falls from one level to another were indicated as the cause of 19% of reported accidents in a community survey in New Bedford, Massachusetts, but this apparently included infants falling from furniture, dressing tables, and the like. 3 In a survey of the 17 141 children brought to the emergency department of a large pediatric hospital in Toronto, 5682 were classified as having been due to falls. Of these, there were 587 on or down stairs; 130 from fences, walls, and trees; and 122 from roofs, windows, and balconies.4 Among a series of 400 children who had been admitted to the General Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne, with a head injury, 149 had fallen from a height and five of these died.…”

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Falls from heights: a childhood epidemic in an urban area. 1971.

Bergner¹,

Mayer²,

Harris³

1995

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“…A morbidity study made in New Bedford, Massachusetts, also brings out the characteristic propensity of males to have accidents [13]. For example, at age 5 and under the preponderance of males is slightly less than double, whereas over 10 the difference is closer to three times as many accidents for boys as for girls.…”

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“…Physicians can offer leadership for communitywide accident prevention programs. Such a program was initiated by a physician in the New Bedford, Massachusetts, area [13]. A number of projects have resulted from the efforts of the community groups cooperating as members of a Citizens Advisory Committee.…”

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Childhood accidents.

Wheatley¹

Accident Prevention: The Role of Physicians and Public Health Workers.

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Accidental Injuries to Children

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