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Article: Features of pediatric head injury in Hong Kong

TitleFeatures of pediatric head injury in Hong Kong
Authors
KeywordsChildren
Epidemiology
Head injury
Hong Kong
Trauma
Issue Date1996
Citation
Child's Nervous System, 1996, v. 12, n. 10, p. 611-614 How to Cite?
AbstractHead injury in children causes special concern in most communities. From 1989 to 1994, 2,785 children younger than 16 years old were admitted to our neurosurgical service because of head injury. Fall from a height was the major cause of head injury leading to admission in infants and children in preschool age groups, whereas traffic-related or bicycle-related accidents were more likely to be the cause of head injury for those aged 11-15 years. In all age groups there was a male preponderance. The overall mortality was 0.6%. Traffic-related accidents caused more severe injury and accounted for 67% of all fatalities. For patients under 6 years old, about 40% of head injuries occurred at home. Preventive measures for pediatric head injury in Hong Kong are suggested.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/324998
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dc.contributor.authorHsiang, John N.K.-
dc.contributor.authorGoh, Keith Y.C.-
dc.contributor.authorZhu, Xian Lun-
dc.contributor.authorPoon, Wai S.-
dc.date.accessioned2023-02-27T07:28:52Z-
dc.date.available2023-02-27T07:28:52Z-
dc.date.issued1996-
dc.identifier.citationChild's Nervous System, 1996, v. 12, n. 10, p. 611-614-
dc.identifier.issn0256-7040-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/324998-
dc.description.abstractHead injury in children causes special concern in most communities. From 1989 to 1994, 2,785 children younger than 16 years old were admitted to our neurosurgical service because of head injury. Fall from a height was the major cause of head injury leading to admission in infants and children in preschool age groups, whereas traffic-related or bicycle-related accidents were more likely to be the cause of head injury for those aged 11-15 years. In all age groups there was a male preponderance. The overall mortality was 0.6%. Traffic-related accidents caused more severe injury and accounted for 67% of all fatalities. For patients under 6 years old, about 40% of head injuries occurred at home. Preventive measures for pediatric head injury in Hong Kong are suggested.-
dc.languageeng-
dc.relation.ispartofChild's Nervous System-
dc.subjectChildren-
dc.subjectEpidemiology-
dc.subjectHead injury-
dc.subjectHong Kong-
dc.subjectTrauma-
dc.titleFeatures of pediatric head injury in Hong Kong-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.description.naturelink_to_subscribed_fulltext-
dc.identifier.doi10.1007/BF00261656-
dc.identifier.pmid8934021-
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-0029847379-
dc.identifier.volume12-
dc.identifier.issue10-
dc.identifier.spage611-
dc.identifier.epage614-

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