Citation

Prakash Raju KNJ, Jagdish S, Anandhi D, Kumar GK, Pandit VR. Indian Pediatr. 2018; 55(3): 259.

Affiliation

Department of Emergency Medicine and Trauma, JIPMER, Puducherry, India.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2018, Indian Pediatrics)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

29629703

Abstract

We enrolled 911 children aged <12 years presenting to the trauma center of a tertiary-care hospital (over a period of 18 months) with history of injuries. Majority (582; 63.9%) of children had sustained injuries at home; 56 (6.1%) had severe injuries based on Pediatric Trauma Score. Of road traffic accidents victims (n=232), majority (40.5%) were two-wheeler pillion riders or pedestrians (31.9%). More Indian data are required and efforts are needed to prioritize injury prevention efforts in children.

Language: en