@article {RuddickF144, author = {C Ruddick and M Ward Platt and C Lazaro}, title = {Head trauma outcomes of verifiable falls in newborn babies}, volume = {95}, number = {2}, pages = {F144--F145}, year = {2010}, doi = {10.1136/adc.2008.143131}, publisher = {BMJ Publishing Group}, abstract = {Eleven newborn babies of normal weights sustained falls onto a hard surface in hospital. The one baby who fell from \>1 m sustained clinical and radiological trauma and encephalopathy, with a skull fracture and cerebral contusion. No other baby demonstrated neurological signs despite the presence of parietal skull fractures in four of six who were x rayed; only two babies had scalp swelling. The findings suggest that parietal fractures can result from very low-level falls, and scalp swelling is a poor marker for underlying fracture.}, issn = {1359-2998}, URL = {https://fn.bmj.com/content/95/2/F144}, eprint = {https://fn.bmj.com/content/95/2/F144.full.pdf}, journal = {Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition} }