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  • Title: Epidemiology of blunt head trauma in children in U.S. emergency departments.
    Author: Quayle KS, Powell EC, Mahajan P, Hoyle JD, Nadel FM, Badawy MK, Schunk JE, Stanley RM, Miskin M, Atabaki SM, Dayan PS, Holmes JF, Kuppermann N.
    Journal: N Engl J Med; 2014 Nov 13; 371(20):1945-7. PubMed ID: 25390756.
    Abstract:
    Among more than 43,000 children treated in 25 emergency departments for blunt head trauma, traumatic brain injury was identified on CT scan in 7% of the patients. Falls were the most frequent injury mechanism for children under the age of 12 years.
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