Head trauma among children in Reykjavík
The incidence of head trauma (ICD9 850‐854) among children in the Reykjavík area, aged 0‐14 years, was studied over a 5‐year period, 1987‐1991, using hospital records. On average, 72 children with head trauma were admitted to hospital each year, indicating an annual incidence of 1.70 per 1000 popula...
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crwiley:10.1111/j.1651-2227.1995.tb13496.x 2023-12-03T10:29:33+01:00 Head trauma among children in Reykjavík Arnarson, EÖ Halldórsson, JG 1995 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1651-2227.1995.tb13496.x https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1651-2227.1995.tb13496.x https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1651-2227.1995.tb13496.x en eng Wiley http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor Acta Paediatrica volume 84, issue 1, page 96-99 ISSN 0803-5253 1651-2227 General Medicine Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health journal-article 1995 crwiley https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1651-2227.1995.tb13496.x 2023-11-09T14:07:12Z The incidence of head trauma (ICD9 850‐854) among children in the Reykjavík area, aged 0‐14 years, was studied over a 5‐year period, 1987‐1991, using hospital records. On average, 72 children with head trauma were admitted to hospital each year, indicating an annual incidence of 1.70 per 1000 population. Fourteen percent of children admitted to hospital with head trauma suffered the more severe forms of brain injury (ICD9 851‐854) (annual incidence of 0.28 per 1000). Seven children died from brain injury, indicating an annual death rate of 0.03 per 1000. Falls were the most common cause of head trauma (62%), followed by traffic accidents (19%). On average, one to two severely brain‐injured children received rehabilitation each year. Article in Journal/Newspaper Reykjavík Reykjavík Wiley Online Library (via Crossref) Reykjavík Acta Paediatrica 84 1 96 99 |
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The incidence of head trauma (ICD9 850‐854) among children in the Reykjavík area, aged 0‐14 years, was studied over a 5‐year period, 1987‐1991, using hospital records. On average, 72 children with head trauma were admitted to hospital each year, indicating an annual incidence of 1.70 per 1000 population. Fourteen percent of children admitted to hospital with head trauma suffered the more severe forms of brain injury (ICD9 851‐854) (annual incidence of 0.28 per 1000). Seven children died from brain injury, indicating an annual death rate of 0.03 per 1000. Falls were the most common cause of head trauma (62%), followed by traffic accidents (19%). On average, one to two severely brain‐injured children received rehabilitation each year. |
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