PATTERNS OF POWER MOWER INJURIES IN CHILDREN COMPARED WITH ADULTS AND THE ELDERLY
作者:
Robert Letton,
Walter Chwals,
期刊:
The Journal of Trauma: Injury, Infection, and Critical Care
(OVID Available online 1994)
卷期:
Volume 37,
issue 2
页码: 182-186
ISSN:0022-5282
年代: 1994
出版商: OVID
数据来源: OVID
摘要:
Power mower trauma remains an alarmingly frequent cause of serious injury in young children. The patterns of mower-related injuries in children <15 years old (n = 130) were compared with those of adults aged 15–64 (n = 16) and elderly victims ≤65 years old (n = 6), who were similarly injured over the past 5 years. Children were more likely to be injured in accidents involving high-energy riding mowers. Of those children injured, 69% (9 of 13) were playing in the yard while 31% (4 of 13) were riding on the mower with a guardian when the injury occurred. Amputations in children were more frequent and more extensive than in the adults and includes one forearm, two Symes, and three below-knee amputations. The need for transfusion was also significantly increased in children (62% vs. 6% adults,p< 0.005), who were also more likely to require prolonged hospitalization (11.8 days vs. 5 days in adults,p< 0.005). Aggressive efforts to increase public awareness regarding the cause and nature of power mower injuries are warranted to decrease the incidence of this debilitating but preventable trauma in young children.
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