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

ABSTRACT:

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.

Methods

This study employed both prospective data collection and retrospective medical record review. Prospectively, consenting families were enrolled from February 2015 to February 2017; retrospectively, charts from January 2009 to December 2014 were reviewed. Children 0 to 16 years of age, who presented to the Stollery Children's Hospital (Edmonton, Alberta) emergency department due to a fall from a window or balcony, were included.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Rajagopal M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8496161 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature