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Injuries in children and adolescents-Analysis of 41,330 injury related visits to an emergency department in northern Sweden
Injury, 08/03/2012
Hedstrom EM et al. – The results give an estimate of the rate of all injuries and subsets of injuries resulting in visits to the only hospital emergency department within a well defined catchment area. It was not possible to determine whether the increased rate of visits to the ED was due to an increase in the actual rate of injuries within the catchment area. The variations seen in different age groups reflect the hazards associated with different periods in growth and the ability to cope with these. The results point to areas where improved preventive measures may be implemented or where further research may be of value.
