Citation

Davidson F, Maguin P. Arch. Fr. Pediatr. 1984; 41(1): 67-72.

Vernacular Title

Les accidents chez les enfants. Etude epidemiologique d'une zone rurale et d'une

Copyright

(Copyright © 1984, Editions Techniques)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

6721656

Abstract

This study concerns all types of accidents which occurred within 1 year in children less than 15 years of age in 2 limited geographic areas: one urban, the other rural. 937 accidents have been registered. The accidental morbidity rate is 90 per 1,000 and the mortality rate 0.2 per 1,000 (close to the national average). Approximately 30% of accidents occur at home, 30% at school, 40% outside. Accidental death is more frequent in males, this difference increasing after the age of 10 years. The cost of the care was rather high, even though most of the accidents have had minor or no consequences. Nevertheless, 1% of them have been very serious involving either severe injury cured without sequelae (0.2 per 1,000), definite sequelae (0.6 per 1,000) or death (0.2 per 1,000).

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