Location

UNLV Moyer Student Union 208

Start Date

16-4-2013 12:30 PM

End Date

16-4-2013 2:30 PM

Description

The purpose of this study was to retrospectively calculate the head injury criteria (HIC) values for pediatric patient falls and correlate these values to documented injury severity (MERP) scores. A second purpose was to examine the relationship between child ages and associated HIC15 values in an attempt to scale the values obtained from pediatrics to adult values.

Keywords

Children – Wounds and injuries; Falls (Accidents); Head – Wounds and injuries

Disciplines

Pediatric Nursing

Language

English

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Apr 16th, 12:30 PM Apr 16th, 2:30 PM

Quantifying Head Injury Severity Following Pediatric Patient Falls

UNLV Moyer Student Union 208

The purpose of this study was to retrospectively calculate the head injury criteria (HIC) values for pediatric patient falls and correlate these values to documented injury severity (MERP) scores. A second purpose was to examine the relationship between child ages and associated HIC15 values in an attempt to scale the values obtained from pediatrics to adult values.