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The impact of fatal pediatric trauma on aboriginal children.
Bratu, Ioana; Lowe, Danielle; Phillips, Leah.
Afiliação
  • Bratu I; Pediatric General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G-2B7. bratu@ualberta.ca
J Pediatr Surg ; 48(5): 1065-70, 2013 May.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-23701784
BACKGROUND/PURPOSE: Injuries are the leading cause of death in young people. Our aim is to examine the differences between aboriginal and non-aboriginal pediatric trauma mortality as a means to focus on prevention strategies. METHODS: The records for all traumatic pediatric (0-18 years) deaths between 1996 and 2010 were reviewed from the regional Medical Examiner's office. RESULTS: The majority of the total 932 pediatric deaths were the result of non-intentional injuries (640) followed by suicide (195), homicide (65), child abuse (15), and undetermined (17). Despite being only 3.3% of the provincial population, Aboriginals represented 30.9% of pediatric trauma fatalities. Aboriginal fatalities occurred most commonly in the home, with males and females equally affected. Road related events were the main causes of injury overall. Up to three-quarters of Aboriginal children who died in a non-pedestrian road related event did not wear an indicated protective device. Pedestrian deaths were over-represented in Aboriginal children. The second most common cause of death was suicide for both non-Aboriginal and Aboriginal children. Almost half of all of the suicides were Aboriginal. Homicide and child abuse had similar proportions for both non-Aboriginal and Aboriginal children. CONCLUSION: Pediatric Aboriginal injury prevention should be a priority and tailored for Aboriginal communities.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Ferimentos e Lesões / Inuíte / Indígenas Norte-Americanos Limite: Adolescent / Child / Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Infant / Male / Newborn País/Região como assunto: America do norte Idioma: En Revista: J Pediatr Surg Ano de publicação: 2013 Tipo de documento: Article País de publicação: Estados Unidos

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Ferimentos e Lesões / Inuíte / Indígenas Norte-Americanos Limite: Adolescent / Child / Child, preschool / Female / Humans / Infant / Male / Newborn País/Região como assunto: America do norte Idioma: En Revista: J Pediatr Surg Ano de publicação: 2013 Tipo de documento: Article País de publicação: Estados Unidos