CHILDHOOD INJURIES IN NORTH CAROLINA: A STATEWIDE ANALYSIS OF HOSPITALIZATIONS AND DEATHS
The authors report the nature and causes of childhood injuries leading to hospitalization or death in North Carolina. Based on an 89% sample of 1980 hospital discharges of children between 0 and 19 years of age, the overall annual rate of trauma-related hospitalizations was 80 per 10,000. The rate varied from 119 per 10,000 for the 15-19 year age group to 56 per 10,000 for children between ages 5 and 9. Hospitalization rates are lower than those reported elsewhere, although death rates, based on a seven-year period, are higher in the data reported here. Potential reasons for these differences are suggested.
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Corporate Authors:
American Public Health Association
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Authors:
- Runyan, C W
- Kotch, J B
- Margolis, L H
- Buescher, P A
- Publication Date: 1985-12
Media Info
- Features: Tables;
- Pagination: p. 1429-30
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Serial:
- American Journal of Public Health
- Volume: 75
- Issue Number: 12
- Publisher: American Public Health Association
- ISSN: 0090-0036
- EISSN: 1541-0048
- Serial URL: http://ajph.aphapublications.org/loi/ajph
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Children; Fatalities; Injuries; Traffic crashes
- Uncontrolled Terms: Motor vehicle accidents
- Geographic Terms: North Carolina
- Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00495709
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
- Report/Paper Numbers: HS-039 560
- Files: HSL, USDOT
- Created Date: Jul 31 1990 12:00AM