Children With Hearing Loss and Increased Risk of Injury.

The article discusses the comparison between the rates of emergency department and hospital treatment for injury among Medicaid-insured South Carolina children with, and without a diagnosis of hearing loss. The study reveals that the rates of injury treatment was more than twice that of the control group. The relative rates (RR) remained higher after adjusting age, sex and race. Results indicate that the children may be at increased risk of injury.