TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2018//
TI  - A 15 year cohort review of in-hospital pediatric trauma center mortality: a catalyst for injury prevention programming
JO  - American journal of surgery
A1  - Govind, Shaylan K.
A1  - Merritt, Neil H.
SP  - 567
EP  - 572
VL  - 216
IS  - 3
N2  - BACKGROUND: The objective of our study was to identify the most common mechanisms of injury leading to death in our pediatric population. <br><br>METHODS: A retrospective cohort of fatally injured children 0-17 years old treated at our trauma center during 2000-2015. <br><br>RESULTS: The mortality rate in our population was 8% (n = 103). Fifty-five percent were male. The majority (76%) of fatal injuries were blunt. Overall, motor vehicle collisions (MVCs) were the most common mechanism of injury (61%), followed by assault/abuse (9%). Of the deaths caused by MVCs, 37 (59%) were occupants, 11 (17%) were pedestrians, and 6 (10%) were cyclists. In the infant sub-population, assault/abuse was the most common mechanism of injury. <br><br>CONCLUSION: MVCs were the leading cause of death in this population. In the infant subpopulation (<1 year), abusive head trauma emerged as the leading mechanism. Injury prevention programming should target abusive head trauma in infants and teen road safety. SUMMARY: A 15 year cohort review of pediatric trauma center mortality. Common mechanisms of injury leading to death were identified.<br><br>Copyright © 2018 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0002-9610
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2018.03.001
ID  - ref1
ER  -