@article{ref1,
title="Head injuries among children treated in US emergency departments, 2015-2019",
journal="Clinical pediatrics",
year="2023",
author="McAdams, Rebecca J. and Acevedo-Fontánez, Adrianna I. and Arcury-Quandt, Alice E. and Heberger, John R.",
volume="ePub",
number="ePub",
pages="ePub-ePub",
abstract="This study evaluates the epidemiology of nonfatal head injuries among children aged 1 to 4 years associated with consumer products and identifies the specific consumer products associated with these injuries. Data for children aged 1 to 4 years who presented to emergency departments (EDs) from 2015 to 2019 for a nonfatal head injury were extracted from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System. An estimated 1 032 429 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 675 822-1 389 063) children presented to US EDs for head injuries, averaging 566 injuries daily. The average rate of head injury did not change over the 5-year study period (slope = -0.003; P =.852); it was highest among children aged 1 year (2.06 per 100 children aged 1 year), which was nearly 3 times that of children aged 4 years (rate ratio = 2.75; 95% CI: 2.73-2.77). Most injuries occurred at home (80.4%) and occurred from interacting with home furnishings (45.1%). This study underscores the need for increased head injury mitigation efforts among young children.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0009-9228",
doi="10.1177/00099228231191942",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/00099228231191942"
}