Parental alcohol use, problem drinking, and children's injuries

Article Abstract:

Children of women who are problem drinkers may be injured more often than children of non-drinking women. A Census Bureau survey of 12,360 households found that children of women who are problem drinkers are twice as likely to be injured as children of women who do not drink. Children of parents who are both problem drinkers are almost three times as likely to be injured. Children of fathers who were problem drinkers were not more likely than those of non-drinking fathers to be injured. The father's relative absence from the home could explain this, but children whose mothers worked outside the home were not less likely to be injured than those whose mothers stayed at home. It is possible that men are less likely to report problem drinking. Parents who have problems with alcohol may be less likely to report injuries in their children, so the risk of injury to children of problem drinkers may be greater.

Parents, Mothers, Alcohol use

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Sports and recreation injuries in US children and adolescents

Article Abstract:

Sports and recreational injuries appear to be a common cause of both overall injuries and serious injuries in children. Researchers took data from a national survey of health care utilization in 1988. There were 11,840 children between age 5 and 17 in the survey. Sports and recreational injuries accounted for 36% of injuries overall and 32% of all serious injuries and amounted to an annual rate of 9.7 per 100 children. Boys were almost twice as likely to have a sports-related injury as girls, and the highest injury rates overall were among 10- to 13-year-olds. Sports and recreational injuries caused 59% of all sprains, 48% of fractures and dislocations, and 26% of serious cuts and scrapes. Overexertion, bicycles, and being hit by an object or person were the most frequent causes of sports injuries. Bicycles, skates, and skateboards were responsible for half the sports-related head injuries.

Teenagers, Youth, Sports, Sports injuries

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Declining blood lead levels and cognitive changes in moderately lead-poisoned children

Article Abstract:

Lowering blood lead (BPb) levels can improve intellectual function in children with moderate lead poisoning. Among 154 children aged one to seven, BPb levels ranged from 13 to 46 micrograms per deciliter, and the average was 30 micrograms per deciliter. Sixty-one had significant enough lead poisoning to be eligible for treatment with edetate calcium disodium (EDTA), and 60 were treated for iron deficiency. The children's homes were inspected, and efforts to eliminate their exposure to lead-based paint were successful. In the six months after the program was started, the average BPb level dropped significantly and intellectual function increased. Declines in BPb levels were not associated with any changes in intellectual function seven weeks after the program was initiated. However at six months, improvements in intellectual function were significantly associated with declining BPb levels.

Lead poisoning, Cognition in children, Cognitive development

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