American Journal of Emergency Medicine
Fall height and impact surface in relation to clinically important traumatic brain injury among children under two years
Oishi, Amagasa, Uematsu, Moriya. Am J Emerg Med. 2026;104:79–84. doi:10.1016/j.ajem.2026.03.002
Estimated probability of clinically important TBI by fall height.
Height (cm)Height (in)Log oddsProbability
00.0-2.0611.3%
259.8-1.2322.7%
5019.7-0.3940.3%
7529.50.3558.7%
10039.41.0574.1%
12549.21.5882.9%
15059.12.1189.1%
17568.92.6393.3%
20078.73.1695.9%