TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2007//
TI  - Profile of services provided by an accident and emergency care department in connection with road traffic injuries involving children, 2003-2005
JO  - Central European journal of public health
A1  - Duma, Olga Odetta
SP  - 154
EP  - 157
VL  - 15
IS  - 4
N2  - 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.<p />  <p>Language: en</p>
LA  - en
SN  - 1210-7778
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/
ID  - ref1
ER  -