Clinical pediatrics
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Clinical pediatrics · Mar 2009
Bicycle-related injuries among children and adolescents in the United States.
The objective of this study is to describe the epidemiology of bicycle-related injuries among children and adolescents 18 years and younger on a national level. This is a retrospective analysis of data from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System of the US Consumer Product Safety Commission for patients 18 years and younger who were seen in emergency departments (EDs) between January 1, 1990, and December 31, 2005, for injuries received while operating a bicycle. ⋯ Children with head injuries were more than 3 (relative risk, 3.63) times as likely to require hospitalization and were almost 6 (relative risk, 5.77) times more likely to have their injuries result in death. The large number of annual bicycle related-injuries is evidence that prevention of these injuries should remain an important area of bicycle safety research and practice.
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Clinical pediatrics · Mar 2009
Comparative StudyTemporal artery thermometry utilization in pediatric emergency care.
To determine the effectiveness of temporal artery thermometry (TAT) as an alternative for temperature assessment of children 1 to 4 years of age in the pediatric emergency department. ⋯ TAT is an effective screening tool in identifying fever in children 1 to 4 years of age.