[Age-related and etiological features of severe injury in children].

A comparative retrospective analysis of condition severity was made in different age groups: 61 road traffic injured children (Group 1) and 63 children with injuries of another etiology (Group 2) on admission. There no substantial differences in their condition severity: severe and extremely severe conditions were seen in 77.8 and 11.5% in Group 1 and 79.4 and 6.35% in Group 2, respectively. The age-related features of the pattern of traumatic injuries were established in relation to their etiology.