Diving-related injuries in children<20 years old treated in emergency departments in the United States: 1990-2006

Pediatrics

Volumn 122, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  Day, Coral ^a   Stolz, Uwe ^b   Mehan, Tracy J ^b   Smith, Gary A ^b,c   McKenzie, Lara B ^b,c  

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

^b NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Adolescent; Child; Diving; Diving related; Emergency department; National electronic injury surveillance system; Wounds and injuries

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; BODY REGIONS; CHILD; COMPETITION; DEMOGRAPHY; DIVING; EMERGENCY WARD; FACE INJURY; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HEAD INJURY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; LACERATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK INJURY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECREATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX RATIO; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SPORT INJURY; SPRAIN; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FOLLOW UP; INCIDENCE; INJURY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REGISTER; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPINE FRACTURE; STATISTICS; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; DIVING; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; MALE; NECK INJURIES; ODDS RATIO; REGISTRIES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DISTRIBUTION; SPINAL FRACTURES; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 49849096048     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2008-0024     Document Type: Article

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