Bicycling exposure and severe injuries in school-age children: a population-based study
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Time spent on a bicycle seems more closely associated to injury than distance travelled. Researchers randomly conducted telephone interviews about bicycle riding habits of children under 17 years old with 707 households in Toronto, Canada. Boys in all age groups apparently rode longer and farther distances than girls. Also, more boys than girls were hospitalized with injuries across all ages. Further analysis of 321 hospital records of bicycle injuries revealed 146 head injuries, including one death. Boys close to 12 years old had the most overall injuries and head injuries. Girls sustained the highest rate of injury at an age close to 10 years old, while head injuries peaked in 8-year-olds.
Publication Name: Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 1072-4710
Year: 1995
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Seasonal respiratory viral infections: impact on infants with chronic lung disease following discharge from the neonatal intensive care unit
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Respiratory infections may cause serious complications in children with bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD). BPD is a complication of premature birth in which the lungs are permanently damaged. Thirty children two years old or younger with BPD were followed during a single fall-winter colds season. All of them were brought to the emergency room at least once during the season and 90% had some kind of respiratory disease. Colds and middle ear infections were the most frequent diagnosis. Ten children were hospitalized on 25 separate admissions for lengths of time ranging from 1 to 107 days. Five children had to be admitted to intensive care. Three children died, one of respiratory failure.
Publication Name: Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 1072-4710
Year: 1995
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Incidence and Risk Factors of Fall Injuries Among Infants: A Study in Greece
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The study analyses the 4400 fall injuries among infants in Greece each year. About 10% of the falls require hospitalization. Over one third of the accidents involve nursery equipment: infant walkers, strollers, bouncers and change tables.
Publication Name: Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine
Subject: Health
ISSN: 1072-4710
Year: 2004
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