Severe Craniocerebral Traumas From Television-Tip-Over in Children

Autor:	Cagatay Calikoglu, Murteza Cakir, Oktay Ozpolat
Rok vydání:	2018
Předmět:	Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty children business.industry lcsh:R head trauma lcsh:Medical emergencies. Critical care. Intensive care. First aid medicine lcsh:Medicine lcsh:RC86-88.9 Home accidents television business
Zdroj:	Eurasian Journal of Emergency Medicine, Vol 17, Iss 3, Pp 129-132 (2018)
ISSN:	2149-6048 2149-5807
DOI:	10.5152/eajem.2018.18480
Popis:	Aim: To present a detailed description and to assess outcomes of trauma caused by televisions (TVs) toppling onto children during the last 17 years.Materials and Methods: The records of 34 patients aged 0-16 years with TV-related serious head injuries presenting to a tertiary hospital during the last 17 years were retrospectively reviewed. From the hospital’s file recordings, authors retrieved data about demographic information; Pediatric Glasgow Coma Scale (PGCS) score; length of hospital stay; injuries supervened to the scalp, cranium, or brain; and Glasgow Outcome Scale score.Results: Thirty-four children were injured following TV falls between January 2000 and December 2017. Of these, 44.1% (n=15) were toddlers aged 2-3 years, and 73.5% (n=25) were girls. All of the injuries occurred at home, and all of them had skull fractures. Five children (14.3%) had a PGCS of
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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