Paediatric injuries due to falls from windows and balconies: an 8-year prospective and retrospective review.

Background: Unintentional falls from windows and balconies pose a serious health risk to children. Limited Canadian data describing such falls currently exist. This study aimed to describe the frequency, demographic characteristics, injury patterns, and risk factors associated with paediatric falls from windows and balconies.

Serious impact of handlebar injuries.

Background: Injuries from bicycles is a leading cause of trauma in children. We sought to investigate the epidemiology of bicycle handlebar injuries.

Methods: A retrospective analysis of bicycle trauma treated at our institution was preformed.