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. 1975 Nov;15(11):987-91.
doi: 10.1097/00005373-197511000-00008.

Injuries in children sustained in free falls: an analysis of 66 cases

M D Smith, J D Burrington, A D Woolf

Injuries in children sustained in free falls: an analysis of 66 cases

M D Smith et al. J Trauma. 1975 Nov.

Abstract

Sixty-six children who fell distances up to 96 feet were studied to determine the frequency and patterns of injuries sustained. Upper extremity, skull, and femoral fractures were most common; there was only one pelvic fracture and one os calcis fracture. Two of the children died, and 64 children returned to normal activities.

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