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. 2010 Apr;77(4):459-60.
doi: 10.1007/s12098-010-0013-5. Epub 2010 Feb 8.

Head injuries in children resulting from the fall of television

N Suresh  1 , G Harini, R Radhika, B Chidambaram
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Head injuries in children resulting from the fall of television

N Suresh et al. Indian J Pediatr. 2010 Apr.

Abstract

Case records of children admitted with head injury due to TV fall in a pediatric tertiary care hospital in Chennai, during March 2007-February 2008 were analysed retrospectively. Out of the 11 children admitted 6 (54%) were in 1-2 yr age group. Bleeding from the ear, nose and throat was the commonest, finding followed by a skull fracture, seen on imaging studies. These were observed in 9 (81.81%) and 8 (72.8%) children respectively. There was no mortality.

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