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October 1, 2025Emergency Care and MedicineOpen Access

Paediatric Emergency Injury Presentations During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Regional Victoria, Australia: A Silver Lining?

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KKKate KlootBPBlake PeckDTDaniel Terry

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Overview

Retrospective cross-sectional study reveals altered paediatric injury patterns during COVID-19, highlighting childcare impacts.

Key Points

  • Injury presentations in children increased during the COVID-19 lockdown, particularly among younger females.
  • A total of 21,072 presentations were analyzed, with 59.1% occurring in VEMD-reporting emergency departments.
  • Males represented 57.6% of injury cases, with a notable decline in injury rates among older children aged 10–14.
  • The findings stress the significance of parental work arrangements and regional data in shaping injury prevention strategies.

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Kloot et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68dd91c7fe798ba2fc4982b9https://doi.org/10.3390/ecm2040047
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