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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• 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
• 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