Paediatric head injuries treated in a children's emergency department from Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Diana Rus; Razvan Mircea Chereches; Corinne Peek-Asa; Emanuela Oana Marton-Vasarhely; Florin Oprescu; Alexandra Brinzaniuc; Floarea Mocean

doi:10.1080/17457300.2013.872671

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Paediatric head injuries treated in a children's emergency department from Cluj-Napoca, Romania

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Paediatric head injuries treated in a children's emergency department from Cluj-Napoca, Romania

Diana Rus, Razvan Mircea Chereches, Corinne Peek-Asa, Emanuela Oana Marton-Vasarhely, Florin Oprescu, Alexandra Brinzaniuc and Floarea Mocean

International journal of injury control and safety promotion, Vol.23(2), pp.206-213

04/02/2016

DOI: 10.1080/17457300.2013.872671

PMCID: PMC4320977

PMID: 24479864

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The aim of the study was to describe paediatric head injuries and identify factors that led to advanced care. Incident cases of head injuries that sought care from December 2008 to October 2010 at Children's Emergency Hospital Cluj-Napoca were evaluated. The main outcome was transfer or admission to advanced care. From a total of 3053 children treated for an injury, 1541 (50.4%) presented with head injury. A total of 960 (62.3%) of the children with a head injury required advanced care treatment. Young children were more likely to suffer a head injury than older children, but a higher proportion of older children required advanced care (70.3%). Children who suffered a head injury as a consequence of road traffic were almost five times more likely to require advanced care (OR: 4.97; 3.09-8.06) than being released. Our results suggest that data on injuries provide evidence-based information on the nature of injuries children are prone to, and what activity, type, and mechanism of injury impact Romanian children.

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Title: Subtitle: Paediatric head injuries treated in a children's emergency department from Cluj-Napoca, Romania
Creators: Diana Rus - Department of Health Management and Public Health, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Iuliu Hatieganu
Razvan Mircea Chereches - Center for Health Policy and Public Health, Babes-Bolyai University
Corinne Peek-Asa - Department of Occupational and Environmental Health, University of Iowa
Emanuela Oana Marton-Vasarhely - Center for Health Policy and Public Health, Babes-Bolyai University
Florin Oprescu - School of Health and Environmental Health, University of Sunshine Coast
Alexandra Brinzaniuc - Center for Health Policy and Public Health, Babes-Bolyai University
Floarea Mocean - Department of Health Management and Public Health, University of Medicine and Pharmacy Iuliu Hatieganu
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: International journal of injury control and safety promotion, Vol.23(2), pp.206-213
DOI: 10.1080/17457300.2013.872671
PMID: 24479864
PMCID: PMC4320977
NLM abbreviation: Int J Inj Contr Saf Promot
ISSN: 1745-7300
eISSN: 1745-7319
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Language: English
Date published: 04/02/2016
Academic Unit: Public Health Administration; Occupational and Environmental Health; Epidemiology; Nursing; Public Policy Center (Archive)
Record Identifier: 9983997440702771

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