Pediatric trauma deaths are predominated by severe head injuries during spring and summer
Open Access
- 1 January 2009
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine
- Vol. 17 (1) , 3
- https://doi.org/10.1186/1757-7241-17-3
Abstract
Trauma is the most prevalent cause of death in the young. Insight into cause and time of fatal pediatric and adolescent trauma is important for planning trauma care and preventive measures. Our aim was to analyze cause, severity, mode and seasonal aspects of fatal pediatric trauma.Keywords
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