Observational studyIrish journal of medical science2022
The effect of national public health measures on the characteristics of trauma presentations to a busy paediatric emergency service in Ireland: a longitudinal observational study.
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- Outdoor play and risk in kids: a cross-sectional study.Archives of disease in childhood · 2026Article
- What was the impact of COVID-19 restrictions on unintentional injuries, in Canada and globally? A scoping review investigating how lockdown measures impacted the global burden of unintentional injury.Frontiers in public health · 2024Article
- HEEADSSS Up: Evaluating the Efficacy of a Blank Proforma in the Use and Documentation of an Adolescent Psychosocial Risk Assessment Tool.Adolescent health, medicine and therapeutics · 2024Article
- Pivoting injury prevention efforts during a pandemic: results of an international survey.Injury epidemiology · 2023Article
- Impact of the First COVID Lockdown on Accident- and Injury-Related Pediatric Intensive Care Admissions in Germany-A Multicenter Study.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Course of Treatment and Short-Term Outcome of Surgically Treated Paediatric Upper Limb Fractures during the COVID-19 Pandemic-Experiences of a Level 1 Trauma Centre in Central Europe.Children (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- COVID-19 Changed the Incidence and the Pattern of Pediatric Traumas: A Single-Centre Study in a Pediatric Emergency Department.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
- Maintaining Medical Resources to Treat Paediatric Injuries during COVID-19 Lockdown Is Essential-An Epidemiological Analysis of a Level 1 Trauma Centre in Central Europe.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe SARS-CoV-2 pandemic and government-enforced restrictions have impacted medical practices.
aimsThe aim of our study was to investigate the impact SARS-CoV-2 and public health restrictions had on trauma presentations to a regional paediatric emergency service.
methodsWe carried out a multisite retrospective longitudinal study of all paediatric ED attendances from 2018 including 13 March to 7 June 2020. This aligned with the initial government-enforced public health phases: delay phase, mitigation phase and reopening phase 1.
resultsThere were 7975 total regional attendances during government-enforced restrictions. This represents 17.5% and 15.6% reductions in site attendances when compared with the two previous years. Regional attendances reduced by 52.5% in 2020 compared with 2018 and 50.9% compared with 2019. Following an initial reduction in injury attendances at the beginning of the 'lockdown' (p = 0.076), the number of injuries consistently grew as weeks progressed (p < 0.05), reaching a peak of 44.6% of all attendances. As restrictions eased, the most common location where injuries occurred moved to areas outside the home (p < 0.000). There was a significant change in injury type, final disposition and device-associated injury (p < 0.05). Wheeled recreational devices were associated with over 20% of all injuries by reopening phase 1.
conclusionsThis study reveals that total attendances and total injuries reduced during initial phases of the lockdown. This was followed by a significant increase in injury presentations, which reached a peak of 44.6% of all attendances. We identified potential modifiable characteristics of paediatric trauma which can be addressed by future public health strategies.
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