Williams RA. Injuries in infants and small children resulting from witnessed and corroborated free falls . J Trauma 1991;31:1350-1352.
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Pitone ML, Attia MW. Patterns of injury associated with routine childhood falls. Pediatric Emergency Care 2006; 22:470-4.
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Thompson AK, Bertocci G, Rice W, Pierce M. Pediatric short-distance household falls: biomechanics and associated injury severity. Accid Anal Prev 2010; 10:1016
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Barlow B, et al. Ten years of experience with falls from a height in children . J Ped Surg 1983;18:509-511.
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Roshkow JE, et al. Imaging evaluation of children after falls from a height: review of 45 cases . Radiology 1990;175:359-363.
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Tarantino CA, et al. Short vertical falls in infants . Ped Emerg Care 1999;115:5-8.
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Leventhal JM, Thomas SA, Rosenfield NS, Markowitz RI. Fractures in young children Distinguishing child abuse from unintentional injuries . AJDC 1993;147:87-92.
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Number of complicated skull fractures from falls in 104 children |
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Height of fall (cm) |
Number of children (total) |
Number with skull fractures (%) |
Running |
6 |
0 (0%) |
< 60 |
24 |
8 (33%) |
60-119 |
33 |
23 (70%) |
120-210 |
26 |
17 (65%) |
>210 |
7 |
5 (71%) |
Unknown |
8 |
1 (12.5%) |
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Rivara FP, Alexander B, Johnston B, Soderberg R. Population-based study of fall injuries in children and adolescents resulting in hospitalization or death . Pediatrics 1993; 92:61-3.
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Kim KA, Wang MY, et al. Analysis of pediatric head injury from falls . Neurosurg 2000; 8:Article 3.
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Warrington SA, Wright CM, ALSPAC Study Team. Accidents and resulting injuries in premobile infants: data from the ALSPAC study . Arch Dis Child 2001; 85:104-7
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Johnson K, Fischer T, et al. Accidental head injuries in children under 5 years of age . Clin Radiology 2005; 60:464-8.
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