Citation

Brownscombe J, Simpson N, Lenton S, Davis R, Barby T. Child Care Health Dev. 2004; 30(2): 161-166.

Affiliation

Australasian College for Emergency Medicine, Melbourne, Australia.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2004, John Wiley and Sons)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

14961868

Abstract

OBJECTIVES: To illustrate the potential of injury surveillance data from an emergency department surveillance system. SETTING: Bath clinical area. METHODS: Data for children (0-4 years old) resident in Bath city in UK were recoded and analysed. RESULTS: There were a total of 3144 attendances and 2300 unintentional injuries - equivalent to an attendance rate of 131/1000. There were 91 thermal injuries and 162 poisoning/ingestions. Descriptive information is presented on the circumstances and consequences. CONCLUSION: The majority of unintentional injuries in 0-4 year olds occur in the home, which is a modifiable environment. Detailed information around the circumstances available from the Bath injury surveillance system allows better focus for prevention messages and priority setting.

Language: en