Sledding-related injuries among children requiring emergency treatment

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2005, Pages 839-843

  Ortega, Henry W ^a   Shields, Brenda J ^b   Smith, Gary A ^b,c  

^a CHILDREN S HOSPITALS AND CLINICS OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c THE RESEARCH INSTITUTE AT NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Injury; Sledding; Trauma; Winter sports

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARM INJURY; ARTICLE; CHILD; DISLOCATION; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; FALLING; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRACTURE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEAD AND NECK INJURY; HELMET; HUMAN; LACERATION; LEG INJURY; MALE; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; SAFETY; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SPORT INJURY;

EID: 29144461987     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.pec.0000190233.27857.6a     Document Type: Article

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