Childhood accidents: relevant epidemiologic data
Julé, L.; Chevallier, B.
La Revue du Praticien 59(2): 219-221
2009
ISSN/ISBN: 0035-2640 PMID: 19317137 Document Number: 629289
Injuries resulting from accidents are a major public heath problem. Accidents account for 700 deaths among French children up to 15 years and near 300 concern home accidents. Accidental injuries represent the first cause of children mortality, hospitalisations and sequelae. The lack of data registration supports the need of epidemiological tools to appreciate the burden of the public heath problem and the basis of a surveillance system to evaluate strategy prevention.