head injury

• trauma or injury is a leading cause of childhood morbidity and mortality in canada
• the child faces significant risk of trauma to his or her developing neurological system
• trauma will often lead to neurological disorders that have life-threatening and lasting
• coop injury: vibrates hit front of skull
• contra injury: hits back of skull
• non accidental head trauma: may result from violent shaking(shaken baby syndrome); blows to the head' and intentional cranial impacts against the wall, furniture or floor
• perinatal head trauma: may result from excessive forces before or during the birth process
• Near drowning- requires rapid assessment of airway, breathing, and circulation followed by appropriate resuscitative measures
• 1. airway
  2. breathing
  3. circulation
• focus on: maintaining the child ABCs, and neurological status closely; preventing and decreasing any seizure activity; and treating any other injuries that may have occurred from trauma
• near drowning: an incident in which a child has suffered a submersion injury and has survived from at least 24 hours
• near drowning: for children <1 year, most events occur in bathtubs, buckets or toilets
• near drowning: 2nd leading cause of unintentional injury-related death for children between 1-14 years
• occur I.rural and urban areas, increase over weekends and summer months and linked to recreation activities
• near drowning: these deaths are considered preventable fatalities
• near drowning: drowning fatalities for indigenous people were reported to be six times higher when compared to non-indigenous people