TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2008//
TI  - Mortalities among children and adolescents in Manipal, southern India
JO  - Journal of trauma
A1  - Kanchan, Tanuj
A1  - Menezes, Ritesh G.
SP  - 1600
EP  - 1607
VL  - 64
IS  - 6
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To describe the epidemiology and trends of traumatic deaths among children and adolescents in Manipal, Southern India. METHODS: Analysis of all trauma deaths in children and adolescents aged between 1 and 19 years, autopsied between January 1994 and December 2005. The study is based on autopsy records, information furnished by the police, and chemical analysis report. RESULTS: There has been a substantial decline in the incidence of traumatic deaths among children and adolescents during 1994 to 2005. Road traffic injuries were responsible for maximum mortalities (38.4%), followed by those because of burns (24.9%) and poisoning (15.9%). Males comprised 59.6% of cases. Male-to-female ratio was 1.5:1. Males predominantly died of traffic injuries (45.2%), whereas females as a result of burns (37.4%). There was more than two-fold increase in injury-related mortalities from childhood to adolescence (1:2.3). CONCLUSION: Among children and adolescents, traffic injuries and burns are responsible for maximum injury-related mortalities in males and females, respectively. More injury reducing measures are required for effective reduction in traumatic deaths.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 0022-5282
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/TA.0b013e3180a032a1
ID  - ref1
ER  -