TY - JOUR
AU1 - Walls, Andrew
AU2 - Pierce, Matthew
AU3 - Wang, Hongkun
AU4 - Harley, Earl H.
AB - ObjectiveTo discuss pediatric clothing hanger injuries and review the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System to elucidate frequency and promote increased public awareness among pediatric otolaryngologists.Study DesignCross-sectional analysis of a national database.Study SettingNational Electronic Injury Surveillance System Database.MethodsA retrospective review of the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System provided a nationally weighted sampling estimate of 394 pediatric incident reports involving clothing hangers. Each incident report was analyzed for impalement, facial laceration, and contusion injuries to the mouth, face, and head. In addition, hospital disposition and location of the described incident were also obtained.ResultsUpon review of the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System, incident rates of pediatric oral impalement (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.10-0.41), facial laceration (95% CI, 0.22-0.41), and facial abrasion injuries (95% CI, 0.15-0.44) frequently involved the metal clothing hanger design. In addition, most of the reported injuries occurred within the home and involved lacerations to the oral cavity.ConclusionsThis is the first multiyear, nationally representative study to analyze clothing hanger injuries in the pediatric population. We demonstrate that these injuries occur more frequently than the medical literature currently reports and also elucidate that children are more likely to obtain laceration injuries by metal clothing hangers within the home. Furthermore, we provide a recommendation for standardization of the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System such that product safety analysis may occur and reduce further pediatric incidents.
TI - Clothing Hanger Injuries
JF - Otolaryngology: Head and Neck Surgery
DO - 10.1177/0194599813514521
DA - 2014-02-01
UR - https://www.deepdyve.com/lp/wiley/clothing-hanger-injuries-zqiUe7nNVr
SP - 300
EP - 304
VL - 150
IS - 2
DP - DeepDyve
ER -