Citation

Beattie T, Richards D, Belton N, Moffat M, Elton R. Health Bull. (Edinb.) 1999; 57(3): 165-174.

Affiliation

Accident & Emergency Department, Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh.

Copyright

(Copyright © 1999, Scottish Home and Health Department)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

12811891

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To provide information on the incidence, sex distribution, type, site and severity of injuries requiring medical attention reported in a nationally representative sample of Scottish teenagers studied longitudinally. DESIGN: Health visitors administered structured interviews with parents (usually mothers). Quantitative data were analysed using SPSS-PC, and qualitative and textual data were coded using the Abbreviated Injury Score (AIS). SETTING: Scotland. SUBJECTS: Responses were received in respect of 958 (68%) of the estimated 1,416 teenagers enrolled in the British Cohort Study (BCS 70), and resident in Scotland in 1986/7. RESULTS: 43% of subjects were reported as having experienced one or more unintentional injury events requiring medical attention between the ages of 10 and 16/17. Boys experienced significantly more injuries than girls. Neither social class nor region appeared to be a significant risk factor for reported injury. CONCLUSION: Patterns of accidents in Scottish adolescents are reported. Further areas for study are suggested.

Language: en