Off-road vehicle trauma in children: A New South Wales perspective

Pediatric Emergency Care

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 909-913

  Soundappan, Soundappan S V ^a   Holland, Andrew ^a   Lam, Lawrence ^a   Roy, Gerard ^b   Evans, Julie B ^b   Adams, Susan ^c   Cass, Daniel T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b JOHN HUNTER CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c SYDNEY CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

injuries; off road vehicle; recreational vehicle

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; BODY REGIONS; CHILD; CHILDHOOD INJURY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEAD INJURY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; REHABILITATION CARE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ACCIDENTS, TRAFFIC; ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CRANIOCEREBRAL TRAUMA; FEMALE; FRACTURES, BONE; HEAD PROTECTIVE DEVICES; HOSPITALS, PEDIATRIC; HOSPITALS, URBAN; HUMANS; INFANT; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; NEW SOUTH WALES; OFF-ROAD MOTOR VEHICLES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEX DISTRIBUTION; TRAUMA CENTERS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 78650513274     PISSN: 07495161     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/PEC.0b013e3181ff0d11     Document Type: Article

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