The effect of national public health measures on the characteristics of trauma presentations to a busy paediatric emergency service in Ireland: a longitudinal observational study.
Stephen GilmartinMichael J BarrettMichael BennettCliona BegleyChantelle Ni ChroininPatrick O'TooleCarol BlackburnPublished in: Irish journal of medical science (2021)
This study reveals that total attendances and total injuries reduced during initial phases of the lockdown. This was followed by a significant increase in injury presentations, which reached a peak of 44.6% of all attendances. We identified potential modifiable characteristics of paediatric trauma which can be addressed by future public health strategies.