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Citation |
Algaze I, Snyder AJ, Hodges NL, Smith GA. Clin. Pediatr. 2012; 51(3): 226-232. |
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Affiliation |
The Research Institute at Nationwide Children's Hospital, Columbus, Ohio, USA; University of Puerto Rico School of Medicine, Puerto Rico. |
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Copyright |
(Copyright © 2012, SAGE Publishing) |
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22007038 |
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Abstract |
This is the first study to provide national estimates of pediatric door-related injuries in the United States. Data from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System were analyzed for patients ≤17 years who were treated in US emergency departments for a door-related injury from 1999 through 2008. An estimated 1 392 451 US children ≤17 years received emergency treatment for door-related injuries, which averages approximately 1 injury every 4 minutes in the United States. Both the frequency and rate of injury increased significantly. Boys accounted for 55.4% of injuries, and 41.6% of children were ≤4 years. The most common mechanism of injury was a "pinch in the door" (54.8%) or an "impact to the door" (42.0%). Patients admitted to the hospital were most frequently treated for amputations (32.0%) or lacerations (25.2%). The frequency of injuries associated with glass doors increased significantly with increasing age, in contrast to injuries from other types of doors. Language: en |