CASE REPORT
Superhero-related injuries in paediatrics: a case series
1 Department of Paediatrics, Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK
2 Children’s Emergency Department, Derby Children’s Hospital, Derby, UK
3 Emergency Department, Royal Bristol Children’s Hospital, Bristol, UK
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Dr P Davies
Department of Paediatrics, Queen’s Medical Centre, Nottingham, UK
Five cases of serious injuries to children wearing superhero costumes, involving extreme risk-taking behaviour, are presented here. Although children have always displayed behaviour seemingly unwise to the adult eye, the advent of superhero role models can give unrealistic expectations to the child, which may lead to serious injury.
The children we saw have all had to contemplate on their way to hospital that they do not in fact possess superpowers. The inbuilt injury protection which some costumes possess is also discussed.
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