Intentional Injuries in Schools

Each year, an estimated 4.5 per 1000 students present to an emergency department for intentional injuries occurring at school.

Researchers reviewed data from the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System for children 5 to 19 years of age to evaluate the incidence of emergency department visits due to nonfatal intentional injuries occurring in the school setting from 2001 to 2008.

The annualized rate was 4.5 per 1000 students. The top five diagnoses were contusions/abrasions (40%), lacerations (16%), fractures (12%), traumatic brain injuries (10%), and strains/sprains (7%). These injuries were the result of an assault in 96% of cases, with 86% of perpetrators categorized as friends or acquaintances.

The authors also evaluated data for nonfatal intentional injuries occurring outside the school setting (annualized incidence, 14 per 1000 students). Males 10 to 14 ye…

Reviewing Author

Katherine Bakes, MD

Disclosures

RoyaltiesEmergency Medicine Secrets (Elsevier)

Grant/Research SupportDepartment of Justice

Editorial BoardsEmergency Medicine Secrets (Elsevier); Rosen’s Emergency Medicine (Elsevier)

Katherine Bakes, MD

Disclosures

RoyaltiesEmergency Medicine Secrets (Elsevier)

Grant/Research SupportDepartment of Justice

Editorial BoardsEmergency Medicine Secrets (Elsevier); Rosen’s Emergency Medicine (Elsevier)

Intentional Injuries in Schools

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