Epidemiology of pediatric injury-related primary care office visits in the United States

Pediatrics
S J HambidgeJohn F Steiner

Abstract

Unintentional injuries are a major cause of childhood mortality and morbidity in the United States. However, there is little epidemiologic information about pediatric injuries seen in primary care settings. The objective of this study was to characterize types and external causes of childhood injuries seen by primary care physicians and to compare the demographic and visit characteristics of children with injury-related visits (IRVs) and non-IRVs. A stratified random sample survey of office-based practicing physicians in the National Ambulatory Medical Care Survey (1997 and 1998) was conducted. Injury-related primary care office visits were measured for patients who were <19 years (number of patient visits = 6358). Visits for childhood injuries composed >10 million primary care office visits per year (a rate of 13.8 visits per 100 person-years). The most common diagnoses assigned to these injuries were open wounds, sprains and strains, contusions, and superficial injuries such as abrasions and splinters. Leading external causes of these injuries were sports and overexertion, accidental falls, natural factors such as bites and stings, and cutting instruments. The single most common cause of pediatric injuries was sports/overexer...Continue Reading

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