Citation

Ghribi F, Ouali F, Bouchaala H. Tunis. Med. 2003; 81(2): 86-93.

Vernacular Title

Les accidents de l'enfant en milieu rural: etude de 324 cas.

Affiliation

Service de Pédopsychiatrie CHU Hédi Chaker Sfax, Tunisie.

Copyright

(Copyright © 2003, Societe Tunisienne Des Sciences Medicales)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

12708173

Abstract

The child's accidents constitute a problem of public health. The purpose of our work is to study the epidemiological factors and peculiarities of the accident at the child in a farming locality (locality of Jbeniana). The survey is made to the service of Emergencies of the Regional hospital of Jbeniana on one year (of May 2000 to April 2001). 324 cases of accidents at children of lower or equal age to 14 years have been counted. Our set is constituted of 246 boys (76%) and 78 girls (24%). In 1/3 of cases age is included between 2 and 5 years, in_of cases between 6 and 10 years. The domestic accident represents the most frequent circumstance (72% of cases), follow-up of circulation accidents (12.9%), falls represents the most frequent domestic accident mechanism (38%). In 57% of circulation accidents, the child is a passenger or driver of two-wheeled vehicle. Lesion balance shows that in 47.2% of cases the child presents superficial lesions. A badly adapted environment is found in 31.4% of cases. A failing of the setting is noted in 44% of cases. The prevention to be efficient should take into account of the inherent measurements to the accident (environment, cultural and psychological factors).

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