[Accidents in childhood. Experiences at the Emergency Department of the Bambino Gesù Hospital of Rome]

Pediatr Med Chir. 1996 Mar-Apr;18(2):187-9.
[Article in Italian]

Abstract

Considering the clinical and statistical data about injured children coming to the emergency department in the years between 1990 and 1995, the Authors hope better information, identification of risks, use of safety devices in order to successfully implement precautionary measures and the assistance in accidents which still are the first reason for death in children.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Injuries / epidemiology
  • Accidents*
  • Accidents, Home
  • Age Factors
  • Burns / epidemiology
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Foreign Bodies / epidemiology
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Poisoning / epidemiology
  • Rome / epidemiology
  • Thoracic Injuries / epidemiology
  • Wounds and Injuries / epidemiology*