Fall height and impact surface in relation to clinically important traumatic brain injury among children under two years
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The authors aimed to determine the relationship between fall height and impact surface type with the risk of clinically important traumatic brain injury (ciTBI) in children under two years old. Their findings indicated that while fall height significantly increased the risk of ciTBI, the type of impact surface did not show a significant association. This suggests that fall height is a critical factor in assessing injury risk, and fixed height thresholds may not adequately represent the clinical risk involved.
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