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  • 1 Universiti Sains Malaysia
  • 2 Universiti Sultan Zainal Abidin
  • 3 Hospital Sungai Buloh
  • 4 Hospital Universiti Sains Malaysia
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Abstract

Unintentional injuries cause huge economic and social burden for the country. To further prevent unintentional injury by different age groups, it is crucial to identify the recent pattern of paediatric mortality. For a start, this study included a retrospective record review of 334 paediatric trauma patients (0-18 years) who were hospitalized due to unintentional injuries. The patient’s medical records from the period 2007 to 2010 were obtained from the National Trauma Database (NTrD). The patients were categorized into