Profile of Services Provided by an Accident and Emergency Care Department in Connection with Road Traffic Injuries Involving Children, 2003-2005

This article reports on a study of the services provided by a hospital accident and emergency care department in connection with road traffic injuries involving children, during the years 2003 to 2005 in Iasi, Romania. The study include 538 children aged 0 to 18 years. The results showed injuries happening at different rates throughout the year, from 4.3% in March to 12.3% in August; accident injuries were significantly higher in the summertime. Children aged 5 to 14 years represented 65% of the cases. Head injuries were involved in 66% of the children; abdominal or pelvis contusions were present in 50% of the children. The author determined that children and especially boys are often exposed to road injuries as pedestrians during playing time, and less as vehicle occupants. The author concludes with a brief discussion of the implications of this study, particularly for training and staffing of emergency departments in the summer months.

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• Authors:
  • Duma, Olga Odetta
• Publication Date: 2007-12

Language

• English

Media Info

• Media Type: Print
• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: pp 154-157
• Serial:
  • Central European Journal of Public Health
  • Volume: 15
  • Issue Number: 4
  • Publisher: National Institute of Public Health
  • ISSN: 1210-7778
  • EISSN: 1803-1048
  • Serial URL: http://apps.szu.cz/svi/cejph/

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Age groups; Children; Crash analysis; Crash data; Crash injuries; Gender; Hospital emergency rooms; Injury severity; Summer
• Uncontrolled Terms: Delivery of health care
• Geographic Terms: Iasi (Romania); Romania
• Subject Areas: Highways; Safety and Human Factors; Society; I81: Accident Statistics; I84: Personal Injuries;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 01103565
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Jun 24 2008 11:42AM