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A 10-Year Retrospective Review of Playground-Associated Craniofacial Injuries in the Pediatric Patient Population.
- Source :
- Clinical Pediatrics; Jun2024, Vol. 63 Issue 5, p680-688, 9p
- Publication Year :
- 2024
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Abstract
- This retrospective study utilized the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) database to identify pediatric emergency department (ED) patients with playground-associated craniofacial injuries between January 2012 and December 2021. A total of 25 414 patients were identified. The majority of injuries occurred in preschool and elementary school–age children (90.3%) and patients were more commonly boys (59.3%). Injuries most often involved the head/scalp (52.4%), face (30.4%), and mouth (11.9%). Infant (32.7%) and teen (40.0%) injuries most commonly involved swings, whereas preschool (23.1%) and elementary school (28.1%) injuries were mostly associated with slides and climbers, respectively. Most patients were treated in the ED and discharged to home (96.5%), a small portion required hospitalization (1.6%), and one death was reported. Although the majority of the injuries were relatively minor and resulted in same-day discharges, these injuries can result in serious physical harm, emotional stress, and unexpected financial burdens. Proper education and supervision regarding safe play is important to prevent these injuries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
- Subjects :
- MOUTH injuries
WOUNDS & injuries
PLAY
FACIAL injuries
PUBLIC health surveillance
DATABASES
MEDICAL information storage & retrieval systems
PATIENTS
RESEARCH funding
SEX distribution
EMERGENCY medical services
RETROSPECTIVE studies
DESCRIPTIVE statistics
PEDIATRICS
MEDICAL records
ACQUISITION of data
SCHOOL children
SCALP
COMPARATIVE studies
HEAD injuries
CHILDREN
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00099228
- Volume :
- 63
- Issue :
- 5
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Clinical Pediatrics
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 177061992
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1177/00099228231219871