Open AccessThe epidemiology of traumatic brain injuries sustained by children under 10 years of age presenting to a tertiary hospital in Soweto, South Africa
Author(s) -
Vered Lack,
Pascaline Fru,
Craig van Rensburg,
Karen Van Rensburg,
Jerome Loveland
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
samj. south african medical journal/south african medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.527
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 2078-5135
pISSN - 0256-9574
DOI - 10.7196/samj.2021.v111i8.15553
Subject(s) - medicine , polytrauma , glasgow coma scale , traumatic brain injury , poison control , injury prevention , pediatrics , epidemiology , demographics , population , injury severity score , emergency medicine , surgery , psychiatry , demography , environmental health , sociology
Traumatic brain injury (TBI) in the paediatric population is a significant contributor to death and disability worldwide. In sub-Saharan Africa, death and disability from TBI are still superseded by infectious disease. Mechanisms of injury differ by region and socioeconomics, but in general, falls, road traffic collisions (RTCs), being 'struck by/against objects' and non-accidental injuries (NAIs) are responsible for most cases.