Children’s Accidents

Injuries are common in children and are one of the leading causes of death for kids age 0-18. They can, however, be prevented by understanding…

Among children, 60 percent of amputations are congenital in nature and 40 percent are acquired due to an injury. Most of these patients require some…

Approximately 300,000 injuries involving doors need treatment at an emergency room each year in the U.S. Most of the victims are children of preschool age…

Children have a higher likelihood of being injured or killed from trains than adults. They like to play on train tracks and have a lesser…

Fingertip accidents are commonplace amputations at home or on the job. Fingertips can slam in doors, in car doors, while chopping food or when clearing…

Finger Amputation in Children Finger amputations in children are different from finger amputations in adults. Children often get their fingers amputated by being slammed indoors…

Unfortunately, kids can be involved in motor vehicle accidents. Hopefully, they are properly restrained and have no problems following an accident. However, some accidents are…

Car surfing is the dangerous practice of standing on the hood or top of a car, “surfing” the car as if it were a surfboard….

Children can be injured in playing or watching the game of golf. The worst injuries are golf-related head injuries in which a ball or the…

Two studies were done to look at various aspects of basilar skull fractures in children. These are fractures through the inferior part of the brain…

Motorcyclists, moped and bicyclists can suffer from spoke injuries when riding their vehicles. One study looked at 103 moped and bicycle spoke injuries in children…

Children are especially prone to trauma. They are more likely to fall than adults and they are more likely to sustain a fracture while in…

Injuries are the leading cause of death for kids in the US. There were about 10,216 deaths of children between the ages of infancy to…

Pediatric trauma is not uncommon. Patients are at risk for trauma especially in the teenage years when they are more active and try more risky…

Kids undergo trauma all the time. In fact, statistics show that trauma from various sources is the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in children….

Pediatric spine injures are not that common. Most injuries happen in a motor vehicle accident, while others happen as a result of diving in shallow…