Journal article
Paediatric intentional head injuries in the emergency department: A multicentre prospective cohort study
FE Babl, H Pfeiffer, SR Dalziel, E Oakley, V Anderson, ML Borland, N Phillips, A Kochar, S Dalton, JA Cheek, Y Gilhotra, J Furyk, J Neutze, MD Lyttle, S Bressan, S Donath, SJC Hearps, L Crowe
EMA Emergency Medicine Australasia | WILEY | Published : 2019
Abstract
Objective: Although there is a large body of research on head injury (HI) inflicted by caregivers in young children, little is known about intentional HI in older children and inflicted HI by perpetrators other than carers. Therefore, we set out to describe epidemiology, demographics and severity of intentional HIs in childhood. Methods: A planned secondary analysis of a prospective multicentre cohort study was conducted in 10 EDs in Australia and New Zealand, including children aged 1 day or admission ≥2 days with abnormal computed tomography [CT]) was descriptively analysed. Results: Intentional injuries were identified in 372 of 20 137 (1.8%) head-injured children. Injuries were caused by..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The study was funded by grants from the National Health and Medical Research Council (project grant GNT1046727, Centre of Research Excellence for Paediatric Emergency Medicine GNT1058560), Canberra, Australia; the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia; the Emergency Medicine Foundation (EMPJ-11162), Brisbane, Australia; Perpetual Philanthropic Services (2012/1140), Australia; the Auckland Medical Research Foundation (No. 3112011) and the A+Trust (Auckland District Health Board), Auckland, New Zealand; WA Health Targeted Research Funds 2013, Perth, Australia; the Townsville Hospital and Health Service Private Practice Research and Education Trust Fund, Townsville, Australia; and supported by the State Government of Victoria's Infrastructure Support Programme, Melbourne, Australia. FEB's time was part funded by a grant from the Royal Children's Hospital Foundation, Melbourne, Australia, an NHMRC Practitioner Fellowship and a Melbourne Campus Clinician-Scientist-Fellowship. SRD's time was part funded by the Health Research Council of New Zealand (HRC13/556). The authors have no financial relationships relevant to this article to disclose.