@article{ref1,
title="Profile of services provided by an accident and emergency care department in connection with road traffic injuries involving children, 2003-2005",
journal="Central European journal of public health",
year="2007",
author="Duma, Olga Odetta",
volume="15",
number="4",
pages="154-157",
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&quot;St. Maria&quot;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.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1210-7778",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}