Injuries associated with cribs, playpens, and bassinets among young children in the US, 1990-2008

Pediatrics

Volumn 127, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 479-486

  Yeh, Elaine S ^a,b   Rochette, Lynne M ^a   McKenzie, Lara B ^a,c   Smith, Gary A ^a,c  

^a NATIONWIDE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

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

^c BAYLOR UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bassinet; Crib; Emergency department; Fall; Injury; National Electronic Injury Surveillance System; Playpen; Prevention; Trauma

Indexed keywords

ANOXIA; ARTICLE; AVULSION INJURY; AWARENESS; BLEEDING; BODY REGIONS; CHILD; CHILD HOSPITALIZATION; CHILDHOOD INJURY; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; ELECTRIC SHOCK; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FRACTURE; HEAD INJURY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INFANT; INTOXICATION; LACERATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NECK INJURY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PRODUCT SAFETY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOFT TISSUE INJURY; SPRAIN; TOOTH INJURY; UNITED STATES;

ACCIDENTS; BEDS; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT EQUIPMENT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; UNITED STATES; WOUNDS AND INJURIES;

EID: 79952225589     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2010-1537     Document Type: Article

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