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Injury and Its Correlates Among 1-Year-Old Children: Study of Children With Both Normal and Low Birth Weights

Injury and Its Correlates Among 1-Year-Old Children: Study of Children With Both Normal and Low... Abstract • Factors associated with injury in the first year of life were examined using data on a random sample of infants in eight regions in the United States. By 1 year of age, 8.6% of the 4,989 infants surveyed had had an injury for which medical care was sought, although serious sequelae (eg, death and developmental delay) were infrequent. The data suggest that the achievement of independent mobility, eg, walking, was a major factor in the risk of injury. Other risk factors included very young mothers and isolated mothers, but not socioeconomic status, illness in the infant, or low birth weight. However, identification of small groups at very high risk is not possible, so that health professionals should be prepared to counsel all new parents early about injuries. (Am J Dis Child 1981;135:159-163) References 1. Jacobziner H, Rich H, Merchant R: A study of nonfatal accidents in children under supervision in child health stations in New York City Department of Health (1952-1959) . Pediatrics 27:415-431, 1960. 2. Baker SP: Motor vehicle occupant deaths in young children . Pediatrics 64:860-861, 1979. 3. Monthly Vital Statistics Report, Annual Summary for the United States, 1978 , DHEW Publication No. (PHS) 79-1120, vol 27, No. (13) , 1979. 4. Dickson DG, Schlesinger ER, Westaby JR, et al: Medically attended injuries among young children . Am J Dis Child 107:618-623, 1964.Crossref 5. Merkatz I, Johnson K: Regionalization of perinatal care for the US . Clin Perinatol 3:271-276, 1976. 6. Regionalized Perinatal Services , Special Report No. 2. Princeton, NJ, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 1978. 7. Shapiro S, McCormick MC, Starfield BH, et al: Relevance of correlates of infant mortality for significant morbidity at 1 year of age . Am J Obstet Gynecol 136:363-373, 1980. 8. McCormick MC, Shapiro S, Starfield BH: Rehospitalization in the first year of life for high-risk survivors . Pediatrics , to be published. 9. Stallones RA, Corsa L: Epidemiology of childhood accidents in two California counties . Public Health Rep 76:25-36, 1961.Crossref 10. Manheimer DI, Dewey J, Mellinger GD, et al: 50,000 child-years of accidental injuries . Public Health Rep 81:519-533, 1966.Crossref 11. Chamberlain RN, Simpson RN: The Prevalence of Illness in Childhood . London, Pitman Medical Publishing Co Ltd, 1979. 12. Rowntree G: Accidents among children under 2 years of age in Great Britain . J Hyg 3:323-337, 1950.Crossref 13. Lynch MA: Ill-health and child abuse . Lancet 2:317-319, 1975.Crossref 14. Wilner DM, Walkley RP, Pinderton TC, et al: The Housing Environment and Family Health . Baltimore, Johns Hopkins Press, 1962. 15. Spiegel CN, Lindaman FC: Children can't fly: A program to prevent childhood morbidity and mortality from window falls . Am J Public Health 67:1143-1146, 1977.Crossref 16. Myer RJ, Roelofs HA, Bluestone J: Accidental injury to the preschool child . J Pediatr 63:95-105, 1963.Crossref 17. Newberger EH, Reed RB, Daniel JH, et al: Pediatric social illness: Toward an etiologic classification . Pediatrics 60:178-185, 1977. 18. Brown GW, Davidson S: Social class, psychiatric disorders of the mother and accidents to children . Lancet 1:378-381, 1977. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png American Journal of Diseases of Children American Medical Association

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Abstract • Factors associated with injury in the first year of life were examined using data on a random sample of infants in eight regions in the United States. By 1 year of age, 8.6% of the 4,989 infants surveyed had had an injury for which medical care was sought, although serious sequelae (eg, death and developmental delay) were infrequent. The data suggest that the achievement of independent mobility, eg, walking, was a major factor in the risk of injury. Other risk factors included very young mothers and isolated mothers, but not socioeconomic status, illness in the infant, or low birth weight. However, identification of small groups at very high risk is not possible, so that health professionals should be prepared to counsel all new parents early about injuries. (Am J Dis Child 1981;135:159-163) References 1. Jacobziner H, Rich H, Merchant R: A study of nonfatal accidents in children under supervision in child health stations in New York City Department of Health (1952-1959) . Pediatrics 27:415-431, 1960. 2. Baker SP: Motor vehicle occupant deaths in young children . Pediatrics 64:860-861, 1979. 3. Monthly Vital Statistics Report, Annual Summary for the United States, 1978 , DHEW Publication No. (PHS) 79-1120, vol 27, No. (13) , 1979. 4. Dickson DG, Schlesinger ER, Westaby JR, et al: Medically attended injuries among young children . Am J Dis Child 107:618-623, 1964.Crossref 5. Merkatz I, Johnson K: Regionalization of perinatal care for the US . Clin Perinatol 3:271-276, 1976. 6. Regionalized Perinatal Services , Special Report No. 2. Princeton, NJ, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, 1978. 7. Shapiro S, McCormick MC, Starfield BH, et al: Relevance of correlates of infant mortality for significant morbidity at 1 year of age . Am J Obstet Gynecol 136:363-373, 1980. 8. McCormick MC, Shapiro S, Starfield BH: Rehospitalization in the first year of life for high-risk survivors . Pediatrics , to be published. 9. Stallones RA, Corsa L: Epidemiology of childhood accidents in two California counties . Public Health Rep 76:25-36, 1961.Crossref 10. Manheimer DI, Dewey J, Mellinger GD, et al: 50,000 child-years of accidental injuries . Public Health Rep 81:519-533, 1966.Crossref 11. Chamberlain RN, Simpson RN: The Prevalence of Illness in Childhood . London, Pitman Medical Publishing Co Ltd, 1979. 12. Rowntree G: Accidents among children under 2 years of age in Great Britain . J Hyg 3:323-337, 1950.Crossref 13. Lynch MA: Ill-health and child abuse . Lancet 2:317-319, 1975.Crossref 14. Wilner DM, Walkley RP, Pinderton TC, et al: The Housing Environment and Family Health . Baltimore, Johns Hopkins Press, 1962. 15. Spiegel CN, Lindaman FC: Children can't fly: A program to prevent childhood morbidity and mortality from window falls . Am J Public Health 67:1143-1146, 1977.Crossref 16. Myer RJ, Roelofs HA, Bluestone J: Accidental injury to the preschool child . J Pediatr 63:95-105, 1963.Crossref 17. Newberger EH, Reed RB, Daniel JH, et al: Pediatric social illness: Toward an etiologic classification . Pediatrics 60:178-185, 1977. 18. Brown GW, Davidson S: Social class, psychiatric disorders of the mother and accidents to children . Lancet 1:378-381, 1977.

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Published: Feb 1, 1981

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