ED visits for pediatric injuries decreased during first year of pandemic

Injury-related visits to the emergency department of children’s hospitals decreased by more than a quarter during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to data published in Pediatrics.
Researchers also found that ED visits related to serious or critical injuries increased across the pandemic, from 15.9% at the beginning to 20.6% by the end.
The authors began the study by observing that the impact of the pandemic on pediatric injuries was “not well described in the literature.”
“As the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic continues to influence public health recommendations

Injury-related visits to the emergency department of children’s hospitals decreased by more than a quarter during the first year of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to data published in Pediatrics.
Researchers also found that ED visits related to serious or critical injuries increased across the pandemic, from 15.9% at the beginning to 20.6% by the end.
The authors began the study by observing that the impact of the pandemic on pediatric injuries was “not well described in the literature.”
“As the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic continues to influence public health recommendations