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Table 2 Distribution and description of injured body regions. The number of injuries may add up to more than the number of cases because of multiple injuries

From: Mortality and morbidity in children caused by falling televisions: a retrospective analysis of 71 cases

Injured body region

Number of cases

Description of the injuries

Head and facial injuries

49

 

*Scalp and facial injuries

31 patients, scalp hematoma 14 patients, scalp laceration

6 patients, nasal contusion

2 patients, forehead laceration

1 patient, lip laceration

*Skull fractures

8 patients, nondisplaced linear skull fracture

10 patients, basilar skull fracture

*Traumatic brain injury

4 patients, subarachnoid bleeding

1 patient, epidural hematoma

1 patient, subdural hematoma

8 patients, cerebral contusion

Chest injuries

13

2 patients, rib fracture

11 patients, chest wall contusion

Abdominal injuries

10

1 patient, grade 1 liver laceration 2 patients, abdominal wall laceration

7 patients abdominal wall contusion

Extremity injuries

30

 

*Upper extremity

17 patients, soft tissue injuries

1 patient, clavicular fracture

1 patient, radius distal torus fracture

*Lower extremity

5 patients, soft tissue injuries

1 patient, skin laceration over midfoot

2 patients, closed tibia fracture

2 patients, closed metatarsal fracture

1 patient, closed femur fracture