Epidemiology of blunt head trauma in children in U.S. emergency departments

N Engl J Med. 2014 Nov 13;371(20):1945-7. doi: 10.1056/NEJMc1407902.

Abstract

Among more than 43,000 children treated in 25 emergency departments for blunt head trauma, traumatic brain injury was identified on CT scan in 7% of the patients. Falls were the most frequent injury mechanism for children under the age of 12 years.

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Multicenter Study
  • Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S.

MeSH terms

  • Accidents / statistics & numerical data
  • Adolescent
  • Athletic Injuries / epidemiology
  • Bicycling / injuries
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Emergency Service, Hospital
  • Glasgow Coma Scale
  • Head Injuries, Closed / diagnostic imaging
  • Head Injuries, Closed / epidemiology*
  • Head Injuries, Closed / etiology
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Prospective Studies
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed / statistics & numerical data
  • United States / epidemiology