Epidemiology of paediatric injuries in Nepal: Evidence from emergency department injury surveillance

Magnus, Dan; Bhatta, Santosh; Mytton, Julie; Joshi, Elisha; Bhatta, Sumiksha; Manandhar, Sunil; Joshi, Sunil

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Globally, injuries cause >5 million deaths annually and children and young people are particularly vulnerable. Injuries are the leading cause of death in people aged 5-24 years and a leading cause of disability. In most low-income and middle-income countries where the majority of global child injury burden occurs, systems for routinely collecting injury data are limited. METHODS: A new model of injury surveillance for use in emergency departments in Nepal was designed and piloted. Data from patients presenting with injuries were collected prospectively over 12 months and used to describe the epidemiology of paediatric injury presentations. RESULTS: The total number of children

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Jul 1, 2021
• Online Publication Date: Aug 30, 2021
• Publication Date: Oct 20, 2021
• Deposit Date: Sep 2, 2021
• Publicly Available Date: Oct 21, 2021
• Journal: Archives of Disease in Childhood
• Print ISSN: 0003-9888
• Electronic ISSN: 1468-2044
• Publisher: BMJ Publishing Group
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 106
• Issue: 11
• Pages: 1050-1055
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1136/archdischild-2020-321198
• Keywords: Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
• Public URL: https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/7736895