TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2006//
TI  - Paediatric fatalities due to trauma
JO  - Medico-legal update
A1  - Vikram, P.
A1  - Arun, M.
A1  - Prashantha, B.
SP  - 109
EP  - 112
VL  - 6
IS  - 4
N2  - The present study is a retrospective research undertaken at the mortuary of Kasturba Hospital, Manipal, India. One hundred and sixty six (166) cases were pediatric fatalities (8.5%) due to trauma. 13-18 years was the commonest age group. Males predominated. Majority of the cases were accidental in nature The event occurred more during the day time. In 34.3% of the cases, the event occurred during summer months. Road traffic accidents predominated. Head was commonly involved and majority of the victims survived for more than a day. It is recommended that the Government set targets and put into place strategies for the reduction of pediatric deaths due to trauma.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0971-720X
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -