Children and adolescents deaths from trauma-related causes in a Brazilian City

Children and adolescents deaths from trauma-related causes in a Brazilian City

Injury is the first cause of death worldwide in the population aged 1 to 44. In developed countries, the most common trauma-related injuries resulting in death during childhood are traffic accidents, followed by drowning. This retrospective study based on autopsy examinations describes the epidemiol...

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Veröffentlicht in:World journal of emergency surgery 2013-12, Vol.8 (1), p.52-52, Article 52
Hauptverfasser: Fraga, Andrea Melo Alexandre, Bustorff-Silva, Joaquim Murray, Fernandez, Thais Marconi, Fraga, Gustavo Pereira, Reis, Marcelo Conrado, Baracat, Emilio Carlos Elias, Coimbra, Raul
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Sprache:eng
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Brain
Epidemiology
Gun violence
Health aspects
Injuries
Patient outcomes
Prevention
Risk factors
Teenagers
Traffic accidents
Wounds and injuries
Youth
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Zusammenfassung:Injury is the first cause of death worldwide in the population aged 1 to 44. In developed countries, the most common trauma-related injuries resulting in death during childhood are traffic accidents, followed by drowning. This retrospective study based on autopsy examinations describes the epidemiology profile of deaths by trauma-related causes in individuals younger than 18 years from 2001 to 2008 in the city of Campinas. The aim is to identify epidemiology changes throughout the years in order to develop strategies of prevention. There were 2,170 deaths from all causes in children 
ISSN:1749-7922
1749-7922
DOI:10.1186/1749-7922-8-52