A prospective surveillance of paediatric head injuries in Singapore: a dual-centre study

A prospective surveillance of paediatric head injuries in Singapore: a dual-centre study

ObjectiveTo study the causes of head injuries among the paediatric population in Singapore, and the association between causes and mortality, as well as the need for airway or neurosurgical intervention.DesignThis is a prospective observational study utilising data from the trauma surveillance syste...

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Veröffentlicht in:BMJ open 2016-02, Vol.6 (2), p.e010618-e010618
Hauptverfasser: Chong, Shu-Ling, Chew, Su Yah, Feng, Jasmine Xun Yi, Teo, Penny Yun Lin, Chin, Sock Teng, Liu, Nan, Ong, Marcus Eng Hock
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Sprache:eng
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Assaults
Child
Children & youth
Craniocerebral Trauma - epidemiology
Fatalities
Female
Head injuries
Humans
Injury prevention
Injury Severity Score
Male
Mortality
Paediatrics
Patients
Population
Prospective Studies
Singapore - epidemiology
Sports injuries
Surveillance
Traffic accidents & safety
Trauma
Traumatic brain injury
Vehicles
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Zusammenfassung:ObjectiveTo study the causes of head injuries among the paediatric population in Singapore, and the association between causes and mortality, as well as the need for airway or neurosurgical intervention.DesignThis is a prospective observational study utilising data from the trauma surveillance system from January 2011 to March 2015.SettingPaediatric emergency departments (EDs) of KK Women's and Children's Hospital and the National University Health System.ParticipantsWe included children aged
ISSN:2044-6055
2044-6055
DOI:10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010618