The Impact of COVID-19 on Patterns of Fractures Presenting to Pediatric Emergency Departments
Despite a decrease in fracture-related visits to urban pediatric EDs during the early COVID-19 pandemic, there was an increase in the proportion of ED visits for children younger than 5 years and higher severity injuries. These findings highlight injury epidemiology pattern shifts that occurred during the pandemic. Identifying higher-risk populations for fracture may help guide targeted education and prevention efforts.
Authors
- Stephanie Ruest (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0006-2221-7309)
- Holly R. Hanson
- Wendy J. Pomerantz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5461-8258)
- Andrew Kiragu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1067-2922)
- Mark R. Zonfrillo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0610-9563)
- Lois K. Lee (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3551-5050)
Institutions
- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center (US)
- Boston Children's Hospital (US)
- Brown University (US)
- Rhode Island Hospital (US)
- Minnesota West Community & Technical College (US)
- Children's Minnesota (US)
- University of Cincinnati (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pediatric Emergency Care
- Published
- 2024-11-05
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/pec.0000000000003294
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.28
Funders
- Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center
- State University of New York
- National Institutes of Health
- State University of New York Upstate Medical University
- National Institute of General Medical Sciences