TY  - JOUR
PY  - 1996//
TI  - Are schools safer for children than public places?
JO  - Journal of accident and emergency medicine
A1  - Maitra, A. K.
A1  - Sweeney, G.
SP  - 196
EP  - 197
VL  - 13
IS  - 3
N2  - OBJECTIVE: To investigate the frequency and severity of accidents to children in schools. METHODS: Retrospective analysis of accidents occurring in school over a six month period and resulting in attendance at an accident and emergency department. Comparison was made with accidents occurring in public places, RESULTS: During the study period there were 127 school and 251 public place accidents causing fractures or dislocations requiring hospital treatment in 3-16 year old children; 22.4% (127/567) of all injuries at school resulted in fractures or dislocations, as opposed to 20.8% (251/1197) of those sustained in public places. CONCLUSIONS: Injuries at school are a cause for concern as they occur in a supervised environment and this should be the target of accident prevention measures.<p /> <p>Language: en</p> 
LA  - en
SN  - 1351-0622
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -