Pediatric short-distance household falls: Biomechanics and associated injury severity

Accident Analysis and Prevention

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 143-150

  Thompson, Angela K ^a   Bertocci, Gina ^a,b   Rice, Wayne ^b   Pierce, Mary C ^b,c  

^a University of Louisville   (United States)

^b University of Louisville School of Medicine   (United States)

^c NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Accidental falls; Biomechanics; Child abuse

Indexed keywords

ABBREVIATED INJURY SCALE; ACCIDENTAL FALLS; BIOMECHANICAL ASSESSMENT; CHILD ABUSE; EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS; IMPACT VELOCITIES; INJURY SEVERITY; LOWER BODY; MEDICAL RECORD; SERIOUS INJURIES; SEVERITY OF INJURIES; YOUNG CHILDREN;

BIOPHYSICS; MEDICAL COMPUTING;

BIOMECHANICS;

ARTICLE; BIOMECHANICS; CLASSIFICATION; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FALLING; FEMALE; HOME ACCIDENT; HUMAN; INFANT; INJURY; INJURY SCALE; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; UNITED STATES;

ABBREVIATED INJURY SCALE; ACCIDENTAL FALLS; ACCIDENTS, HOME; BIOMECHANICS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; KENTUCKY; MALE; RISK FACTORS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 78649921815     PISSN: 00014575     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aap.2010.07.020     Document Type: Article

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