Characteristics of unintentional childhood injury during COVID-19: a single-center comparative study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

There are many articles related to child injuries during the coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) in other countries, but only few studies in this field in China. This study analyzes the clinical characteristics of unintentional childhood injury during the pandemic, to provide reference for the prevention of unintentional childhood injury in the context of pandemic.

Methods

A comparative study was performed on the medical data of 2,497 children with unintentional injury who were hospitalized at Chengdu Women's and Children's Central Hospital between 1 January, 2018 and 31 May, 2021. The study period was divided into 2 periods, before the pandemic (1 January, 2018 to 31 May, 2019), during the pandemic (1 January, 2020 to 31 May, 2021). The number of unintentional

SUBMITTER: Tan Q 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10080488 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature