Citation

Tepas JJ, DiScala C, Ramenofsky ML, Barlow BA. J. Pediatr. Surg. 1990; 25(1): 92-5; discussion 96.

Affiliation

Division of Pediatric Surgery, University of Florida, Health Science Center, Jacksonville 32209.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1990, Elsevier Publishing)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

2299551

Abstract

The records of 10,098 children entered into the National Pediatric Trauma Registry (NPTR) were analyzed to define the characteristics of pediatric head injury and the impact of extracranial trauma on Central Nervous System (CNS) injury. The 4,400 NPTR head injuries were then compared with 16,524 head injuries recently reported from a predominantly adult trauma registry to illustrate potential population differences. Results indicate that children have a lower mortality, that the addition of extracranial injury significantly reduces recovery potential, that CNS injury is the predominant and most common cause of pediatric traumatic death, and that the automobile is the most lethal component of a child's environment.

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