Trauma in infants less than three months of age

We evaluated the characteristics of traumatic injury and risk for subsequent trauma in infants less than three months of age (n = 111). Medical records were reviewed at presentation and one year later. Injury was due to abuse/neglect in 28%, whereas 72% were accidentally injured. Falls were the most common mechanism of accidental injury (67%). The percentage of infants with skull fractures was greater in the abuse/neglect group than in the...