Minor Head Injury in Children: Current Management Practices of Pediatricians, Emergency Physicians, and Family Physicians

Article Abstract:

Minor head trauma in children, without loss of consciousness, is generally treated with home observation. Researchers surveyed 765 pediatricians, family practitioners, and emergency physicians with clinical scenarios of minor head trauma in children and compared their recommendations. Home observation was recommended by 72% of physicians for uncomplicated head trauma cases, while office or hospital observation was recommended by 11% of physicians. CT imaging was chosen by 80% of physicians when the child deteriorated during observation, and 58% chose additional care or imaging if the child had lost consciousness or had a seizure.

Care and treatment, Injuries, Practice, Children, Pediatric injuries, Head injuries, Pediatricians, Physicians (General practice), General practitioners, Emergency physicians

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Mortality from intentional and unintentional injury among infants of young mothers in Colorado, 1986 to 1992

Article Abstract:

Maternal age and marital status may affect the incidence of both unintentional and intentional fatal infant injuries. Researchers analyzed records of fatal injuries to children under one year old in Colorado between 1986 and 1992. Compared with married mothers older than 24 years, married teenagers had 32 times the risk and unmarried mothers ages 20 to 24 had 3.5 times the risk of intentional injury fatalities. In addition, unmarried mothers ages 20 to 24 had 4 times the risk and married teenagers had 3.5 times the risk of unintentional injury fatalities.

Social aspects, Patient outcomes, Mortality, Demographic aspects, Child abuse, Infants, Infant mortality, Maternal age

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