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Accidents and Injuries in School
School Environment
• Injuries 3 % - 9 % annually • Fractures 5% - 10% of all school related injuries
Rockwood and Wilkins Fractures in Children, 2001
Incidence of Injuries Age distribution • 13 – 17 year old (30%) • 6 – 9 year old (27%) • 1 – 5 year old (23%) • M : F 3 : 1
De la Calzada, Caballes and Javier, 1998
Incidence of Injuries Cause • Fall 78% • Traffic accidents 11%
De la Calzada, Caballes and Javier, 1998
Incidence of Injuries Place • Home 41% • Streets 22.7% • School 20.7%
De la Calzada, Caballes and Javier, 1998
Incidence of Fractures in Children
Rockwood and Wilkins Fractures in Children, 2001
Overall Frequency of Fractures • % children with fractures (0 to 16 years of age) Boys 42% Girls 27% • % children with a fracture in a year: 1% - 2%
Rockwood and Wilkins Fractures in Children, 2001
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Common Childhood Fractures and Dislocations
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Sports Injuries
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Infections
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Battered Child Syndrome
Common Childhood Fractures and Dislocations
Fractures and Dislocations • What is a fracture?
Injury caused by a break in the bone
Common Fractures • Wrist (distal radius) • Forearm (radio-ulna) • Elbow (supracondylar) • Collar bone (clavicle) • Thigh (femur)
Wrist Fractures • Common site of forearm fracture • Adolescence • Fall on an extended wrist
Wrist Fractures •
Signs and Symptoms
- swelling over wrist - tenderness - painful motion of wrist - gross deformity of wrist
Wrist Fractures •
What to do?
- Splint - Elevate hand - Seek medical consult
Forearm Fractures • Caused by landing on an outstretched upper extremity
Forearm Fractures •
Signs and Symptoms
- swelling of forearm - tenderness - deformity of forearm
Forearm Fractures •
What to do?
- Splint - Elevate hand - Seek medical consult
Elbow Fractures • 5 – 7 years old • Caused by falls
Elbow Fractures •
Signs and Symptoms
- swelling of elbow - tenderness - limitation of elbow motion - deformity of elbow
Elbow Fractures •
What to do?
- Splint - Elevate arm - Seek medical consult
Clavicular Fractures • fall on the shoulder
Clavicular Fractures •
Signs and Symptoms
- swelling of shoulder - tenderness - limitation of shoulder motion - gross deformity of shoulder
Clavicular Fractures •
What to do?
- Sling - Seek medical consult
Femoral Shaft Fractures • Older children – high-energy injuries • Children younger than walking age ( <1 yo) – 80% caused by child abuse
Femoral Shaft Fractures •
Signs and Symptoms
- swelling of thigh - tenderness - limitation of motion of lower extremity - deformity of thigh
Femoral Shaft Fractures •
What to do?
- Splint - Keep patient lying down - Seek medical consult
Fractures and Dislocations • What is a dislocation?
Injury affecting the congruity of a joint
Common Dislocations • Elbow • Shoulder
Elbow Dislocations • • • •
Uncommon in children 13 – 14 years old Sports injuries Fall on an outstretched arm
Elbow Dislocations •
Signs and Symptoms
- swelling of elbow - tenderness - limitation of elbow motion - deformity of elbow
Elbow Dislocations •
What to do?
- Splint - Elevate upper extremity - Seek medical consult
Shoulder Dislocations • Adolescence • Contact sports, falls, fights, and motor vehicle accidents
Shoulder Dislocations •
Signs and Symptoms
- swelling of shoulder - tenderness - limitation of shoulder motion - gross deformity of shoulder
Shoulder Dislocations •
What to do?
- Sling - Seek medical consult
Sports Injuries in Children
Sports Injuries • Repetitive stress • Adolescence
Data from Sports Clinic, UP-PGH, 2006
Sports Injuries • Most common type of sports associated with injuries - basketball - volleyball - badminton
Data from Sports Clinic, UP-PGH, 2006
Common Sports Related Injuries in Children • Acute – Ankle sprains – Forearm fractures (greenstick) – Finger joint dislocations • Chronic – Back pains – Knee pains – Elbow pains
Data from Sports Clinic, UP-PGH, 2006
Infections
Infections • Septic Arthritis • Osteomyelitis
Septic Arthritis • Inflammation of the joint • Pus-forming organisms • Newborn, infants and children (2 - 3 years old)
Tachdjian Pediatric Orthopedics, 1990
Septic Arthritis • Involvement 1. Hip joint 2. Knee joint 3. Elbow joint
Tachdjian Pediatric Orthopedics, 1990
Septic Arthritis
Septic Arthritis • Bacteria enter the joint via : 1. B lood stream 2. Direct extension 3. Direct injection
Tachdjian Pediatric Orthopedics, 1990
Septic Arthritis • Signs and Symptoms – Acute – Pain – Limitation of motion – Apprehensive, irritable, loss of appetite, and feverish – Joint - warm and swollen
Tachdjian Pediatric Orthopedics, 1990
Septic Arthritis • Treatment – Antibiotics – Drainage and debridement – Splint - pain and prevent deformity – Function and congruency of joint
Tachdjian Pediatric Orthopedics, 1990
Osteomyelitis • Infection of bone • Infants and children • Metaphysis of long bones
Tachdjian Pediatric Orthopedics, 1990
Osteomyelitis • Routes of infection – Bloodstream – Direct extension – Open fractures
Tachdjian Pediatric Orthopedics, 1990
Osteomyelitis • Signs and Symptoms – Pain – High fever, chills, vomiting and dehydration – tenderness over bone
Tachdjian Pediatric Orthopedics, 1990
Osteomyelitis
Osteomyelitis • Treatment – Antibiotics – Splint or cast – Surgery
Tachdjian Pediatric Orthopedics, 2 nd edition
Battered Child Syndrome
Annual Report CPU 2005
Annual Report CPU 2005
Annual Report CPU 2005
Annual Report CPU 2005
Common Child Abuse History Risk Factors • Unexplained injury • Absent, changing, or evolving history • Delay in seeking care • Inappropriate affect (caregiver) • Triggering event - loss of control of caregiver
Sirotnak et al, 2004
Common Child Abuse History Risk Factors • Unrealistic expectations (caregiver) • Crisis or stress (family or caregiver) • Social or physical isolation (family or caregiver) • Increasing severity or number of consults • Abused during childhood (caregiver)
Sirotnak et al, 2004
Physical Examination • Head and neck • Skin • Chest, abdomen, and genitalia • Skeletal trauma
Head and Neck • swelling, abrasions, lacerations, bruises • uneven skull • bulging (skull) • bleeding in mouth • tooth decay • bleeding in eyes • deformed ears
Skin • Bruises, bites and burns • Pinch and ligature marks • “Object pattern” marks • “stocking” and “glove” immersion patterns
Chest, Abdomen, and Genitalia • Bruises • Unequal breathing • Pain • Deformities • Abrasion or laceration on private parts
Specificity of Fractures for Physical Abuse
What to do?
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If you suspect physical abuse to children:
- Department of Social Welfare and development - Child Protection Unit (UP-PGH) - Women and Child desk (PNP/NBI)
The Philippine College of Physicians wishes to acknowledge the following for their invaluable efforts in the preparation of this module Edward H.M. Wang, MD, MSc Nilo T. Paner, MD Department of Orthopedics College of Medicine and Philippine General Hospital University of the Philippines Manila