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Battle's sign - behind the ear	Infant skull fracture	Skull fracture	Skull fracture
Skull of an adult

Basilar skull fracture; Depressed skull fracture; Linear skull fracture

1. Use car seats or seat belts whenever in a motor vehicle.

2. Use helmets whenever biking, skating, climbing, or playing contact sports.

3. Use equipment designed specifically for the type of sport or recreation in which you are participating.

4. Provide appropriate supervision for children of any age.

5. Do not allow children to bike or skate at night.

6. Provide highly visible clothing.

7. Teach children to obey traffic rules and signals.

8. Educate individuals about risks of various work, recreational, or sport activities and how to avoid injury.

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Marx J. Rosen’s Emergency Medicine: Concepts and Clinical Practice. 5th ed. St. Louis, Mo: Mosby; 2002:306.

Kumar V, Abbas AK, Fausto N. Robbins and Cotran Pathologic Basis of Disease. 7th ed. St. Louis, Mo: WB Saunders; 2005:1357.

Review Date: 03/21/2006
Reviewed By: Eric Perez, MD, Department of Emergency Medicine, St. Luke's-RooseveltHospital Center, New York, NY. Review provided by VeriMed HealthcareNetwork..