Serious winter sport injuries in children and adolescents requiring hospitalization
| Autor: | Elisabeth Guenther Skokan, Howard A. Kadish, Edward P. Junkins |
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| Rok vydání: | 2003 |
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Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Adolescent law.invention Injury Severity Score law Skiing Concussion Injury prevention Epidemiology Medicine Craniocerebral Trauma Humans Snow Sports Child Femur fracture business.industry Head injury General Medicine medicine.disease Intensive care unit Hospitalization Child Preschool Abbreviated Injury Scale Athletic Injuries Emergency Medicine Female business human activities Pediatric trauma Leg Injuries |
| Zdroj: | The American journal of emergency medicine. 21(2) |
| ISSN: | 0735-6757 |
| Popis: | To describe the epidemiology of serious winter sports-related injuries resulting in hospitalization in children and adolescents, we prospectively collected and analyzed records of all winter sports-related injuries requiring hospitalization at our respective institutions from 1996 to 2000. We identified 101 patients with a mean age of 10.7 years, of whom 68% were male and 32% female. Skiers accounted for 71% and snowboarders 26% of injuries; 3% of injuries were snowmobile-or luge-related. Leading mechanisms of injury were ground level falls (50%), crashes into trees, (18%), and falls from ski lift (13%). Approximately 26% of the patients met criteria for trauma-team activation. Leading diagnoses were head injury (20%), femur fracture (18%), and concussion (11%). Five patients required admission to the intensive care unit. The median injury severity score (ISS) was 7; 8% of patients had an ISS score > 15. Abbreviated Injury Scale-1990 scores of ≥ 3 were noted in 34% of the patients. We conclude that Injuries sustained through participation in winter sports may be severe, especially in the case of injuries involving the head. Injury-prevention strategies should focus on head injuries. (Am J Emerg Med 2003;21:95-99. Copyright 2003, Elsevier Science (USA). All rights reserved.) |
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