Open AccessUsing Test Dummy Experiments to Investigate Pediatric Injury Risk in Simulated Short-Distance Falls
Author(s) -
Gina Bertocci,
Mary Clyde Pierce,
Ernest Deemer,
Fernando Aguel,
Janine E. Janosky,
Ev Vogeley
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
archives of pediatrics and adolescent medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3628
pISSN - 1072-4710
DOI - 10.1001/archpedi.157.5.480
Subject(s) - pelvis , poison control , biomechanics , head injury , physical medicine and rehabilitation , medicine , impact , physical therapy , surgery , structural engineering , engineering , emergency medicine , anatomy
Short-distance falls, such as from a bed, are often falsely reported scenarios in child abuse. In attempting to differentiate between abusive and nonabusive injury, knowledge of factors that affect injury risk in falls could prove useful.
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