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Table 5 Procedures according to age

From: Pediatric falls ages 0–4: understanding demographics, mechanisms, and injury severities

Procedure

Total

< Age 1 n(%)

Age 1 n(%)

Age 2 n(%)

Age 3 n(%)

Age 4 n(%)

Body CT

197

68 (34.5%)

28 (14.2%)

36 (18.3%)

32 (16.2%)

33 (16.8%)

Skeletal Series

180

126 (70.0%)

25 (13.9%)

22 (12.2%)

7 (3.9%)

0

Neuroimaginga

336

147 (43.8%)

45 (13.4%)

53 (15.8%)

48 (14.3%)

43 (12.8%)

Neurosurgicalb

20

10 (50.0%)

3 (15.0%)

4 (20.0%)

3 (15.0%)

0

Orthopedicc

442

24 (5.4%)

55 (12.4%)

105 (23.8%)

106 (24.0%)

152 (34.4%)

Intubations

8

0

2 (25.0%)

4 (50.0%)

2 (25.0%)

0

Total Procedures

1183

375 (31.7%)

158 (13.4%)

224 (18.9%)

198 (16.7%)

228 (19.3%)

  1. aNeuroimaging includes: Computerized axial tomography of head, magnetic resonance imaging of brain and brain stem, magnetic resonance imaging of spinal canal
  2. bNeurosurgical procedures includes: craniotomy, ventriculostomy, elevation of skull fragments, incision of cerebral meninges
  3. cOrthopedic procedures include: closed reduction of fracture without internal fixation, closed reduction of fracture with internal fixation, open reduction with internal fixation