Citation

Duma OO. Cent. Eur. J. Public Health 2007; 15(4): 154-157.

Affiliation

Public Health Department, School of Medicine, Gr.T. Popa University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iasi, Romania. odettaduma@yahoo.com

Copyright

(Copyright © 2007, National Institute of Public Health [Czech Republic], Publisher TIGIS)

DOI

unavailable

PMID

18251230

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To study profile of services provided by an accident and emergency care department (AECD) in connection with road traffic injuries involving children in"St. Maria"University Paediatrics Hospital, Ia�??i, Romania. METHODS: The survey represents a descriptive analysis of 2003-2005 data regarding the 538 injured children aged 0-18 years and allowed to design the request pattern based on: a) comparison between observed case distribution by weekday, month and season and hypothetical equal distribution using chi2 test; b) most common features of cases. RESULTS: Injuries ranged from 4.3% in March to 12.3% in August, being significantly higher in summer. Children aged 5-14 years represented 65.6%. The male : female and urban : rural ratios were 1.3 : 1 and 1.5 : 1, respectively. Two in three cases were found to suffer head injury, and one in two children suffered abdomen/pelvis contusions. CONCLUSION: More road traffic injuries attended the AECD during summer. The common case was male gender aged 5-14 years, urban area, with head injury and abdomen/pelvis contusions.

Language: en