Abstract
In recent years, the incidence of accidental injuries among disabled children increased, including children with cerebral palsy(CP). However, there are few reports on the characteristics and risk factors of unintentional injuries in children with cerebral palsy. Therefore, we collected 117 children with CP as the research objects, and analyzed the characteristics and influencing factors of unintentional injuries of them to provide effective preventive measures and reduce the incidence of accidental injuries in children with CP. Results reveal that the incidence of once unintentional injuries in children with CP in the past 3 months was 32.47%, and the incidence of re-injury was 3.4%, which was lower than that of normal or disabled children. In addition, our research also found that the causes of unintentional injuries of children with CP were mainly fall. The injured parts were mainly lower limbs and head and neck. The injuries mainly occured indoors, and most unintentional injuries occurred during when resting, sleeping or relaxing. Multivariate logistic regression analysis of this study found that girls, low family income and less time with their parents were risk factors for unintentional injuries in children with CP.
Analysis of Characteristics and Risk Factors of Unintentional Injuries in Children With Cerebral Palsy
