@article{ref1,
title="Epidemiology of childhood injuries in Reykjavík 1974-1991",
journal="Scandinavian journal of primary health care",
year="1997",
author="Stefánsdóttir, A. and Mogensen, B.",
volume="15",
number="1",
pages="30-34",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To determine and analyse the incidence of childhood injuries in Reykjavík 1974-1991. DESIGN: Descriptive, retrospective study. SETTING: Reykjavík City district with a mean number of 88700 inhabitants, of which 23.4% were children under 15 years of age. SUBJECTS: All children 0-14 years old who came to the emergency department at Reykjavík City Hospital because of an injury. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: Number of injured children per 1000 children per year. RESULTS: 111726 cases were studied. The total incidence of injuries increased from 275 per 1000 children per year in 1974-76 to 327 in 1980-82, but it then decreased to 275 in 1989-91. The injury incidence for 0-4 years old decreased from 353 in 1980-82 to 259 in 1989-91. The injury incidence for children 5-9 years old was 249 in 1989-91. The injury incidence for children 10-14 years old increased from 235 in 1974-76 to 336 in 1980-82, and in 1989-91 it was 321. The incidence of hospital admissions was 7.6 per 1000 children per year, or 2.6%. The child accident mortality rate in Reykjavík from 1987-1991 was 6.5 per 100000 children per year. CONCLUSION: Childhood injuries in Reykjavík are far too many, and a major effort is needed to reduce their number.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0281-3432",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}