Open AccessSevere injury mechanisms in two paediatric trauma centres: Determination of prevention priorities
Author(s) -
Claude Cyr,
Marianne Xhignesse,
Jacques Lacroix
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
paediatrics and child health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.55
H-Index - 43
eISSN - 1918-1485
pISSN - 1205-7088
DOI - 10.1093/pch/13.3.165
Subject(s) - injury severity score , glasgow coma scale , medicine , injury prevention , poison control , abbreviated injury scale , occupational safety and health , emergency medicine , trauma center , physical therapy , retrospective cohort study , surgery , pathology
To meet community needs, injury prevention programs for children should be targeted to trends in objective data on mechanisms of injury. The aim of the present study was to identify the most important severe injury mechanisms.
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