Journal article

Horse-related injuries in children – unmounted injuries are more severe: A retrospective review

GEL Wolyncewicz, CS Palmer, HE Jowett, JM Hutson, SK King, WJ Teague

Injury | ELSEVIER SCI LTD | Published : 2018

Abstract

Introduction: Horse-related injuries account for one quarter of all paediatric sports fatalities. It is not known whether the pattern of injury spectrum and severity differ between children injured whilst mounted, compared with those injured unmounted around horses. We aimed to identify any distinctions between the demographic features, spectrum and severity of injuries for mounted versus unmounted patients. Patients and methods: Trauma registry data were reviewed for 505 consecutive paediatric patients (aged < 16 years) admitted to a large paediatric trauma centre with horse-related injuries over a 16-year period. Patients were classified into mounted and unmounted groups, and demographics,..

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Funding Acknowledgements

The authors would like to acknowledge with thanks the encouragement of Pony Club Australia and Stephen Field (1965-2016). Associate Professor King is the grateful recipient of a Career Development Award (Murdoch Children's Research Institute) and Senior Lecturer Fellowship (Royal Australasian College of Surgeons). His position as an Academic Paediatric Surgeon is generously supported by The Royal Children's Hospital Foundation. Associate Professor Teague's position as an Academic Paediatric Surgeon and Director of The Royal Children's Hospital Trauma Service is generously supported by The Royal Children's Hospital Foundation.