Citation

De Felice M, Alfonsi G, Scatigna M, Giuliani AR, Fabiani L. Ann. Ist. Super. Sanita 2004; 40(4): 447-454.

Vernacular Title

Studio degli infortuni minorili nel dipartimento di emergenza e accettazione.

Affiliation

Dipartimento di Medicina Interna e Sanita Pubblica, Universita degli Studi, L'Aquila. leila.fabiani@cc.univaq.it.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, Istituto superiore di sanit)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

15815112

Abstract

The purpose of this research is to analyse occupational, household, sport and traffic related injuries among adolescents aged 14 to 17, during the first half of the year 2000, in the city of L'Aquila (Italy). All the data have been collected from the files of the Emergency Department. The occurrences have been 557: therefore 86 out of 1000 inhabitants have suffered from the above listed injuries. Among these ones, sport related injuries show to be prevalent: car accidents, occasional, household and professional injuries follow. Traffic related and occupational injury rates increase in the eldest children. In fact the "risk profile" shows to be worse in younger children. The study shows a major risk in 14 year old children, it is therefore necessary to focus on prevention and improvement in the data standardization, collection and recording at the Emergency Departments.