Hawley, Carol, Ward, Anthony B., Long, Julie, Owen, David (David W.) and Magnay, Andrew R.. (2002) Prevalence of traumatic brain injury amongst children admitted to hospital in one health district : a population-based study. Injury, Vol.34 (No.4). pp. 256-260. ISSN 0020-1383

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Abstract

There is a dearth of information regarding the prevalence of brain injury, serious enough to require hospital admission, amongst children in the United Kingdom. In North Staffordshire a register of all children admitted with traumatic brain injury (TBI) has been maintained since 1992 presenting an opportunity to investigate the incidence of TBI within the region in terms of age, cause of injury, injury severity and social deprivation. The register contains details of 1553 children with TBI, two thirds of whom are male. This population-based study shows that TBI is most prevalent amongst children from families living in more deprived areas, however, social deprivation was not related to the cause of injury. Each year, 280 per 100,000 children are admitted for ≥24 hours with a TBI, of these 232 will have a mild brain injury, 25 moderate, 17 severe, and 2 will die. The incidence of moderate and severe injuries is higher than previous estimates. Children under 2 years old account for 18.5% of all TBIs, usually due to falls, being dropped or non-accidental injuries. Falls account for 60% of TBIs in the under 5s. In the 10-15 age group road traffic accidents were the most common cause (185, 36.7%). These findings will help to plan health services and target accident prevention initiatives more accurately.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Subjects:	R Medicine > RA Public aspects of medicine > RA0421 Public health. Hygiene. Preventive Medicine R Medicine > RJ Pediatrics > RJ101 Child Health. Child health services
Divisions:	Faculty of Medicine > Warwick Medical School
Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH):	Children -- Wounds and injuries, Brain damaged children, Brain -- Wounds and injuries, Head -- Wounds and injuries
Journal or Publication Title:	Injury
Publisher:	Elsevier
ISSN:	0020-1383
Date:	20 September 2002
Volume:	Vol.34
Number:	No.4
Page Range:	pp. 256-260
Identification Number:	10.1016/S0020-1383(02)00193-6
Status:	Peer Reviewed
Access rights to Published version:	Open Access
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URI:	http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/68

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