Nonfatal unintentional injuries in children aged &lt;15 years in Nicaragua

L, Martinez T Mde; Rocha, Celina; Clavel-Arcas, Carmen; Mack, Karin A.

doi:10.1080/17457300903525117

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“…The home is the most common place where unintentional childhood injuries occur from surveillance data; as also observed in other ED-based studies (Additional file 1) [3,13,19,20]. Falls followed by dog bites and burns have been found to the most common mechanisms for these home injuries.…”

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“…The youngest children were most affected (age group of 1-4 years) as also shown in previous studies [12-14,19] and the World report on child injury prevention [1]. The inquisitive nature of young children combined with their inability to comprehend harmful risk factors, and dependence on adult supervision makes them highly vulnerable to injuries.…”

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Understanding unintentional childhood home injuries: pilot surveillance data from Karachi, Pakistan

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BackgroundChildhood injuries, an important public health issue, globally affects more than 95% of children living in low-and middle-income countries. The objective of this study is to describe the epidemiology of childhood unintentional injuries in Karachi, Pakistan with a specific focus on those occurring within the home environment.MethodsThis was a secondary analysis of a childhood unintentional injury surveillance database setup in the emergency department of the Aga Khan Hospital, Karachi, Pakistan for 3 months. The data was collected by interviewing caretakers of children under 12 years of age presenting with an unintentional injury to the emergency departments of the four major tertiary care hospitals of Karachi, Pakistan.ResultsThe surveillance included 566 injured children of which 409 (72%) injuries had taken place at/around home. Of 409 children, 66% were males and mostly between 5 and 11 years of age. Injuries commonly occurred during play time (51%). Fall (59%), dog bites (11%) and burns (9%) were the commonest mechanisms of injury. The majority of the children (78%) were directly discharged from the emergency room with predicted short term disability (42%). There were 2 deaths in the emergency department both due to falls.ConclusionChildhood injury surveillance system provides valuable in-depth information on child injuries. The majority of these unintentional childhood injuries occur at home; with falls, dog bites and burns being the most common types of unintentional childhood home injuries. Specific surveillance systems for child injuries can provide new and valuable information for countries like Pakistan.

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Understanding unintentional childhood home injuries: pilot surveillance data from Karachi, Pakistan

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“…This result was not consistent with other studies in which fracture was more common followed by soft tissue injury. 12,15,16 The reason for this is unclear but may be injury sustained by most of the patients in our study was fall and on ground level.…”

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Pediatric Injury Presenting in Emergency Department of Tertiary Care Centre

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Introduction: Pediatric injury is one of the common emergencies encountered in the emergency department. It is emerging as leading cause of death and disabilities in children. This study aims to analyze the patterns of pediatric injury based on age group, gender, mode, type, place of injury and its outcome. Methods: This is a descriptive cross sectional study conducted in Emergency Department of KIST Medical College and Teaching Hospital from 1st May 2019 to 30th July 2019. A total of 110 patients aged 15 years and below and with history of trauma were included in this study. Results: A hundred and ten pediatric patients presented to emergency with injuries. Majority of pediatric trauma cases belonged to age group 1-5 years (38.2%, n=42) and more frequent in male children (66.4%, n=73) .In both gender, male (45.5%, n=50) and female (17.3%, n=19); fall was most common mode of injury followed by accidental cut injury (7.3%,n=8) in male and road traffic accident (6.4%,n=7) in female. Most of the cases sustained soft tissue injury (32.7%, n=36) followed by cut injury (26.4%, n=29) and fracture (16.4%, n=18). Common place of injury was found to be at home (64.5%, n=71). Majority were discharged (n=100; 90.9%), Nine (8.2 %) were admitted and one expired (0.9 %) expired. Conclusion: Fall injuries are the major mode of injury encountered in both male and female children. Injuries tend to occur more at home than school. Children should be adequately supervised at home and school.

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“…8 Falls bring 18 children and adolescents a day to the ED in Nicaragua. Children are injured in falls, for example, when they trip and fall to the ground (on the same level), or when they lose their balance and fall from a height such as a window, ledge, or off furniture.…”

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Fall-related injuries among youth under 20 years old who were treated in Nicaraguan emergency departments, 2004

Martínez-Trujillo¹,

Rocha-Castillo²,

Clavel-Arcas³

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Objective. To describe the circumstances of fall-related injuries among youth 0-19 years treated in emergency departments in Nicaragua; to estimate the incidence rates (IR) of falls; and, to identify areas for prevention efforts. Materials and Methods. All patients <20 years who were residents of Managua, León, Jinotepe, and Ciudad Sandino (6 593) were selected for analysis. Data were collected with the 2004 Injury Surveillance System. Results. In 2004, the IR of falls for youth <20 years old was 104.2 incidents per 10 000 persons. The IR for male youth was twice that of female youth. Overall, trees (23.3%) and beds (15.2%) were the main objects involved in falls. Fractures were the leading injuries sustained. Conclusions. This study identifies three areas that can be addressed: furniture, recreation, and physical environment. Interventions that may be most useful for caregivers and adolescents include changes in the home environment and recreation play areas, as well as educational programs.

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Nonfatal unintentional injuries in children aged <15 years in Nicaragua

Cited by 8 publications

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Understanding unintentional childhood home injuries: pilot surveillance data from Karachi, Pakistan

Understanding unintentional childhood home injuries: pilot surveillance data from Karachi, Pakistan

Pediatric Injury Presenting in Emergency Department of Tertiary Care Centre

Fall-related injuries among youth under 20 years old who were treated in Nicaraguan emergency departments, 2004

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