Conveyor Belt Entrapment Trauma in Children: An Unreported Menace
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Date
2020-01
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Publisher
Indian Academy of Pediatrics
Abstract
A retrospective study was conducted including all the childrenwho sustained motorized machine belt entrapment injuries. Sixchildren included in study had mean (SD) Glosgow coma scaleand pediatric trauma score of 5.7 (3.54) and 3.2 (1.21),respectively. Overall mortality and paraplegia rate were 33.3%each. Awareness and legislation both are important to curb thismenace
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Keywords
Belt entrapment, Head injury, Pediatric trauma,Thoracic trauma, Vertebral injury
Citation
Tiwari Preeti, Pandey Vaibhav, Das Badri P, Singh Anutosh K, Kumar Rakesh. Conveyor Belt Entrapment Trauma in Children: An Unreported Menace. Indian Pediatrics. 2020 Jan; 57(1): 66-67