Clinical pediatrics
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This study investigates pediatric injuries involving amusement rides treated in US emergency departments by retrospectively analyzing data from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System. From 1990 to 2010, an estimated 92 885 children ≤17 years sought treatment in US hospital emergency departments for injuries involving amusement rides, yielding an annual average of 4423 injuries. The average annual injury rate was 6.24 injuries per 100 000 US children, and the mean patient age was 8.73 years. ⋯ Only 1.5% of injuries resulted in hospitalization. An improved national system for monitoring injuries involving amusement rides is needed. There are opportunities to improve the safety of amusement rides for children, especially to prevent injuries from falls.
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Clinical pediatrics · May 2013
Cognitive rest and school-based recommendations following pediatric concussion: the need for primary care support tools.
(1) Assess pediatric primary care providers' understanding of cognitive rest for concussion and (2) describe their concussion management practices. ⋯ Although the majority of pediatric providers identified cognitive rest as important in pediatric concussion management, few provided written recommendations in the EMR.