Publications by authors named "Francesc Ripoll Oliveras"
Article Synopsis
- A study analyzed fall-related injuries in children under 1 year who visited emergency departments in Spain, highlighting the prevalence and management of such cases.
- Out of 1022 patients, most injuries were to the head (58%), with minor head injuries being the most common (85.6%), while 6% required hospital admission, particularly those who fell from heights above 50cm or were younger than 3 months.
- Cranial radiography was often ordered, especially in cases with visible bruising or fractures, indicating a strong association between these factors and the need for further diagnostic evaluation.
Objectives: To describe the epidemiological characteristics of unintentional injuries due to falls in children under one year and to analyse the risk factors associated with severe injuries.
Patients And Methods: This multicentre, observational and cross-sectional study included all children less than one year treated for unintentional fall in the Emergency Departments of 8 Spanish Hospitals, belonging to the «Unintentional Paediatric Injury Workshop» of the Spanish Paediatric Emergency Society, between March 1st, 2014 and February 28th, 2015.
Results: Out of 289,887 emergency department cases, 1,022 were due to unintentional falls.