Outcome of injury-related hospitalizations among youth athletes

Article Abstract:

Sports injuries appear to be a considerable source of serious injuries in children. Researchers retrieved and analyzed all records of children admitted to an Alabama regional pediatric center for a sports injury from 1987 through 1991. Overall, 101 boys and 7 girls between age 7 and 17 were hospitalized for a sports injury. Sixty-five percent of injuries occurred playing football and 18% playing baseball. Basketball, soccer, wrestling, and gymnastics accounted for the rest. Over half of injuries were to arms or legs, of which 87% were fractures and the rest knee injuries or dislocations. Twenty-nine percent were concussions, none involving brain hemorrhage. Half of admissions were for observation, 34% for surgery, and 16% for diagnostic tests or other treatment. Seventy-one percent were discharged with some unresolved problem. In 68% of cases, this was inability to use a limb, and in 26% of cases, it was brain or nerve-associated, including memory loss, seizures, or nerve problems in an arm.

Sports, Sports injuries, Athletes

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Mechanisms of pediatric electrical injury: new implications for product safety and injury prevention

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Electrical cords may present a significant and unregulated electrocution hazard for children. Researchers reviewed 144 cases of electrocution injury in children. Household electrical cords caused 63% of injuries to children 12 years and younger. Exposure to high-voltage power lines, electrical transformers, and other high-voltage sources caused 90% of injuries to children older than 12 years. Although many manufacturers of household appliances and extension cords conform to voluntary standards, no federal regulation controls the safety of electrical cords.

Causes of, Appliances, Home appliances, Electricity, Injuries from, Electrical injuries, Electric extension cords, Electric cords

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Childhood injuries from artificial nail primer cosmetic products

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Artificial nail primers should have warning labels and child-proof containers to prevent accidental injury in children. These primers contain a chemical called methacrylic acid, which etches the nail in preparation for the artificial nail. An analysis of two databases containing information on toxic exposures and injuries found that there have been approximately 800 reports of childhood injury from methacrylic acid-containing nail products. Most occurred in children younger than 6 years old. Skin and ingestion injuries were most common.

Health and beauty aids, Personal care products

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