Biomed Radio - Washington University School Of Medicine In St. Louis

A study in which more than 43,000 children were evaluated for head trauma offers an unprecedented picture of how children most frequently suffer head injuries, report physicians at Washington University School of Medicine and the University of California, Davis, School of Medicine. IN A STUDY OF CHILDREN EVALUATED AT HOSPITALS FOR HEAD TRAUMA, PHYSICIANS AT WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE IN ST. LOUIS, THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, DAVIS, AND ELSEWHERE FOUND THAT THE CAUSES OF MANY HEAD INJURIES ARE A LITTLE BIT DIFFERENT THAN WHAT HAD PREVIOUSLY BEEN THOUGHT AND THAT AGE IS A PRETTY GOOD PREDICTOR OF WHAT TYPE OF INJURY A CHILD IS AT RISK FOR. JIM DRYDEN REPORTS… HOW A HEAD INJURY OCCURS DEPENDS TO A GREAT EXTENT ON HOW OLD A CHILD HAPPENS TO BE, ACCORDING TO THE STUDY’S FIRST AUTHOR, KIMBERYLY QUAYLE, A WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY PEDIATRICIAN AND THE MEDICAL DIRECTOR OF EMERGENCY SERVICES AT ST. LOUIS CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL. (act) :21 o/c an object The most common causes of head injuries in chi