Epidemiology of children with head injury: a national overview

BackgroundThe National Confidential Enquiry describes the epidemiology of children admitted to hospital with head injury.MethodChildren (4 h with head injury were identified from 216 UK hospitals (1 September 2009 to 28 February 2010). Data were collected using standard proformas and entered on to a...

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Published in:Archives of disease in childhood 2016-06, Vol.101 (6), p.527-532
Main Authors: Trefan, L, Houston, R, Pearson, G, Edwards, R, Hyde, P, Maconochie, I, Parslow, RC, Kemp, A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Accidental Falls - statistics & numerical data
Accidents, Traffic - statistics & numerical data
Adolescent
Age
Age Distribution
Athletic Injuries - epidemiology
Child
Child Protective Services - statistics & numerical data
Child, Preschool
Children
Children & youth
Craniocerebral Trauma - diagnostic imaging
Craniocerebral Trauma - epidemiology
Craniocerebral Trauma - mortality
Data Analysis
Data collection
Datasets
Epidemiology
Female
Glasgow Coma Scale
Guidelines
Head injuries
Health aspects
Hospitalization - statistics & numerical data
Hospitals
Humans
Infant
Infant, Newborn
Length of Stay - statistics & numerical data
Male
Medical imaging
Mortality
Motor vehicles
Neurological Impairments
Original
Patient admissions
Physical Disabilities
Prevalence
Prospective Studies
Severity of Illness Index
Sex Distribution
Skull Fractures - diagnostic imaging
Skull Fractures - epidemiology
Skull Fractures - mortality
Socioeconomic Factors
Studies
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Trauma
United Kingdom - epidemiology
Young Children
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Summary:BackgroundThe National Confidential Enquiry describes the epidemiology of children admitted to hospital with head injury.MethodChildren (4 h with head injury were identified from 216 UK hospitals (1 September 2009 to 28 February 2010). Data were collected using standard proformas and entered on to a database. A descriptive analysis of the causal mechanisms, child demographics, neurological impairment, CT findings, and outcome at 72 h are provided.ResultsDetails of 5700 children, median age 4 years (range 0–14.9 years), were analysed; 1093 (19.2%) were
ISSN:0003-9888
1468-2044
DOI:10.1136/archdischild-2015-308424