Soft Tissue Injuries Of Face Research Articles

Soft Tissue Injuries of Face: Does Scar Really Mean a Lot?

Soft Tissue Injuries of Face: Does Scar Really Mean a Lot?

150 bicycle injuries in children: a comparison with accidents due to other causes

One hundred and fifty bicycle accidents seen at the Children's Hospital, Sheffield over a 6-month period from mid-August 1979 were analysed and 9.3 per cent of the cases were admitted. Twenty-two per cent had fractures, 20 per cent had soft tissue injuries of face or scalp, 8 children having damaged their teeth. Of the accidents 17.3 per cent were due to hitting an obstruction, 30.7 per cent were due to loss of control on a hill or corner and 8 per cent were of mechanical origin. Eighty-eight per cent had cycling experience of a year or more, and 32.7 per cent had had previous cycling accidents. Comparison with other types of accidents previously studied at the hospital, involving skateboards, playground equipment or road traffic accidents affecting child pedestrians, showed that by far the most serious were those involving child pedestrians. The injuries from bicycle accidents were similar in severity to those involving skateboards.

Soft tissue injuries of face and scalp

Soft tissue injuries of face and scalp

Soft Tissue Injuries of Face and Scalp

The number of facial and scalp lacerations in children seen in hospital emergency rooms is large and on the increase. Children tend to incur these injuries (in order of occurrence) at home, on the street, at school, from dog bites, or while playing sports or riding in automobiles.