@article{ref1,
title="Epidemiological factors and patterns of unintentional injuries in children (0-14years), admitted at a tertiary health care center, Jabalpur M.P",
journal="Indian journal of community medicine",
year="2024",
author="Raghuwanshi, Rishika and Tiwari, Rajesh and Tomar, Akanksha",
volume="49",
number="Suppl 1",
pages="S77-S77",
abstract="BACKGROUND:     Injuries are a leading cause of mortality among children, responsible for roughly one million deaths worldwide annually. Unintentional Injuries constitutes 90% of these. Southeast Asian region contributes to about one-third of all global injuries but there is paucity of data from our setting    Objective:     To describe the pattern, epidemiological factors and outcome of unintentional injuries among children aged 0-14 years reporting at a Tertiary Care Centre.     Methodology:     A prospective observational study was done among children with unintentional injuries admitted under NSCB medical college and hospital, Jabalpur, between Sep-Oct 2023. All children age.     Results:     Out of 66 cases admitted, majority were males (53.03% vs 46.97% females). Among all, animal related injuries were highest, followed by fall- related, road-traffic accidents, burn, trauma, poisoning and drowning. In-hospital mortality (12%) was reported among very few. Most common age group affected was 11-14 years and least among infants. Most of the injuries were occurred in home (50%) followed by streets & highways (30%). One third of all were polytraumatic cases. In RTA pillion rider were commonly get injury than front riders and walkers.     Conclusion:     The results can help in designing injury prevention strategies and awareness programs in similar settings.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0970-0218",
doi="10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_abstract266",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/ijcm.ijcm_abstract266"
}