Diving-related injuries in children <20 years old treated in emergency departments in the United States: 1990-2006.
Journal Article (Journal Article)
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this work was to comprehensively examine diving-related injuries in the United States among children and adolescents <20 years of age. METHODS: We conducted a retrospective analysis of diving-related injury data from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System, including patients aged <20 years old who were seen in an emergency department for a diving-related injury from 1990 through 2006. RESULTS: An estimated 111341 patients aged
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Duke Authors
Cited Authors
- Day, C; Stolz, U; Mehan, TJ; Smith, GA; McKenzie, LB
Published Date
- August 2008
Published In
Volume / Issue
- 122 / 2
Start / End Page
- e388 - e394
PubMed ID
- 18676525
Electronic International Standard Serial Number (EISSN)
- 1098-4275
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
- 10.1542/peds.2008-0024
Language
- eng
Conference Location
- United States