scholarly journals Potential indirect effects of the COVID‐19 pandemic on use of emergency departments for acute life‐threatening conditions — United States, January–May 2020

2020 ◽  
Vol 20 (9) ◽  
pp. 2612-2617 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samantha J. Lange ◽  
Matthew D. Ritchey ◽  
Alyson B. Goodman ◽  
Taylor Dias ◽  
Evelyn Twentyman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Indirect Effects ◽  
Emergency Departments ◽  
Life Threatening

scholarly journals Potential Indirect Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Use of Emergency Departments for Acute Life-Threatening Conditions — United States, January–May 2020

2020 ◽  
Vol 69 (25) ◽  
pp. 795-800 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samantha J. Lange ◽  
Matthew D. Ritchey ◽  
Alyson B. Goodman ◽  
Taylor Dias ◽  
Evelyn Twentyman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Indirect Effects ◽  
Emergency Departments ◽  
Life Threatening

Furniture and television tip-over injuries to children treated in United States emergency departments

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chang Lu ◽  
Jaahnavi Badeti ◽  
Tracy J. Mehan ◽  
Motao Zhu ◽  
Gary A. Smith
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Emergency Departments ◽  
Population Based ◽  
Safety Education ◽  
Injury Surveillance System ◽  
Effective Prevention ◽  
Life Threatening ◽  
National Estimates ◽  
Regression Techniques ◽  
The Stability

Abstract Background Furniture and television tip-over injuries are an important source of injury to children, especially those younger than 6 years old. A current epidemiologic evaluation of tip-over injuries is needed, especially considering changes in the voluntary safety standard for clothing storage units (CSUs) and the shift in the consumer market from cathode ray tube to flat-screen televisions (TVs), and a decline in household TV ownership during recent years. The objective of this study is to update our understanding of the epidemiologic characteristics and trends of furniture (especially CSU) and TV tip-over injuries treated in United States emergency departments among children < 18 years old. Methods This study retrospectively analyzed data from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System from 1990 to 2019. Trends in population-based rates were evaluated with regression techniques. All numbers of cases are expressed as national estimates. Results An estimated 560,203 children < 18 years old were treated in United States emergency departments for furniture or TV tip-over injuries during the 30-year study period, averaging 18,673 children annually. CSUs were involved in 17.2% (n = 96,321) of tip-overs, and TVs accounted for 41.1% (n = 230,325), which included 16,904 tip-overs (3.0%) that involved both a CSU and TV. The rate of furniture and TV tip-over injuries among children < 18 years old increased by 53.8% (p < 0.0001) from 1990 to 2010, and then decreased by 56.8% (p < 0.0001) from 2010 to 2019. Almost half (47.0%) of injuries occurred to the head/neck; 3.4% of children were admitted to the hospital. Children < 6 years old accounted for 69.9% of furniture and TV tip-over injuries overall; they accounted for 82.5% of CSU-related and 74.7% of TV-related tip-over injuries. Conclusions Despite the decline in tip-over injuries since 2010, more should be done to prevent these injuries, especially among children < 6 years old, because the number of injuries remains high, outcomes can be life-threatening, and effective prevention strategies are known. Safety education, warning labels, and promotion and use of tip restraint devices, while important, are not a substitute for strengthening and enforcing the stability requirements for CSUs and TVs.

Feel the Burn! Fireworks-related Otolaryngologic Trauma

2021 ◽  
pp. 000348942110081
Author(s):  
Alexander J. Straughan ◽  
Luke J. Pasick ◽  
Vrinda Gupta ◽  
Daniel A. Benito ◽  
Joseph F. Goodman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Head And Neck ◽  
Emergency Departments ◽  
Closed Head Injury ◽  
Penetrating Trauma ◽  
The United States ◽  
Neck Injuries ◽  
Chi Square ◽  
Injury Surveillance System ◽  
Cross Sectional

Objectives: Fireworks are used commonly for celebrations in the United States, but can lead to severe injury to the head and neck. We aim to assess the incidence, types, and mechanisms of head and neck injuries associated with fireworks use from 2010 to 2019. Methods: A retrospective cross-sectional study, using data from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System, of individuals presenting to United States Emergency Departments with head and neck injuries caused by fireworks and flares from 2010 to 2019. Incidence, types, and mechanisms of injury related to fireworks use in the US population were assessed. Results: A total of 541 patients (349 [64.5%] male, and 294 [54%] under 18 years of age) presented to emergency departments with fireworks-related head and neck injuries; the estimated national total was 20 584 patients (13 279 male, 9170 white, and 11 186 under 18 years of age). The most common injury diagnoses were burns (44.7% of injuries), laceration/avulsion/penetrating trauma (21.1%), and otologic injury (15.2%), which included hearing loss, otalgia, tinnitus, unspecified acoustic trauma, and tympanic membrane perforation. The remaining 19% of injuries were a mix, including contusion, abrasion, hematoma, fracture, and closed head injury. Associations between fireworks type and injury diagnosis (chi-square P < .001), as well as fireworks type by age group (chi-square P < .001) were found. Similarly, associations were found between age groups and injury diagnoses (chi-square P < .001); these included children 5 years and younger and adults older than 30 years. Conclusions: Fireworks-related head and neck injuries are more likely to occur in young, white, and male individuals. Burns are the most common injury, while otologic injury is a significant contributor. Annual rates of fireworks-related head and neck injuries have not changed or improved significantly in the United States in the past decade, suggesting efforts to identify and prevent these injuries are insufficient.

Playground Equipment-related Genital Injuries in Children: An Analysis of United States Emergency Departments Visits, 2010–2019

Urology ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Behnam Nabavizadeh ◽  
Nikan K. Namiri ◽  
Nizar Hakam ◽  
Kevin D. Li ◽  
Gregory M. Amend ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Emergency Departments ◽  
Genital Injuries

Analysis of agriculture‐related life‐threatening injuries presenting to emergency departments of rural generalist hospitals in Southern Queensland

2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (4) ◽  
pp. 587-592
Author(s):  
Janani Pinidiyapathirage ◽  
Scott Kitchener ◽  
Sarah McNamee ◽  
Sacha Wynter ◽  
Jack Langford ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Emergency Departments ◽  
Life Threatening
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