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Case report
Serious paediatric head trauma caused by vehicle rear view mirrors
  1. R Mobasheri1,
  2. B Chitnavis2,
  3. G Bhattee2
  1. 1Worthing Hospital, West Sussex, UK
  2. 2King’s College Hospital, London, UK
  1. Correspondence to:
 Reza Mobasheri
 Worthing Hospital, West Sussex, UK; rezamobasherihotmail.com

https://doi.org/10.1136/emj.2004.018150

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    We report five cases of serious isolated head injury inflicted on children by rear view mirrors mounted on vehicles (table 1). All the injuries occurred between 1996 and 2001 and were admitted to our unit. So far there has been scant reporting of this particular type of injury. The risk of injury from rear view mirrors to pedestrians can potentially be prevented by modification of vehicle design and use of new technology.

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    Table 1

     Five cases of serious isolated head injury inflicted on children by rear view mirrors mounted on vehicles

    In our series of five patients, all had serious head injuries requiring admission to the intensive care unit and three needed neurosurgical intervention. At follow up, two of the patients had persisting neurological problems. The cause of these head injuries was a very high pressure resulting from a force applied to a small area, in this instance a rear view mirror.

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