@article{ref1,
title="Children hospitalized for accidental injuries: Israeli experiences",
journal="Patient education and counseling",
year="2003",
author="Brook, U. and Boaz, Mona",
volume="51",
number="2",
pages="177-182",
abstract="Of the total 411 cases of accidents occurring in  the State of Israel during 1999, the 314 which were hospitalized at the Edith  Wolfson Medical Center, constituting 7.2% of the total pediatric  hospitalizations in that regional hospital, were analyzed and summarized. Mean  age of the children was 6.6+/-4.4, and ratio of boys to girls was 65:35.  Accidents were classified by location of occurrence: home (52.3%); road (19.3%);  sports (17.4%); and school (11.6%). Grades of severity were as follows: light  (children were discharged without handicaps) (13.2%); moderate (children had  undergone surgical intervention with prolonged or permanent disability) (74%);  severe (children were treated in intensive care units and had permanent  irreversible handicaps) (12.9%). Loss of conscientiousness occurred in 13.3% of  cases. Affected body parts included: limbs (52.7%); head and face (32.7%); spine  (7%); and multisystem injury (14.6%). Mean duration of hospitalization was 3.1  (+/-2.6 days). Accidental injuries most often occurred in the afternoon and in  the absence of parental supervision. These findings generate conclusions for  preventive interventions.",
language="",
issn="0738-3991",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}