Cent Eur J Public Health 2007, 15(4):154-157 | DOI: 10.21101/cejph.a3428

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

Olga Odetta Duma
Public Health Department, School of Medicine, "Gr.T. Popa" University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Iasi, Romania

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, Iaşi, 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 χ2 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.

Keywords: child road traffic injuries, university paediatrics hospital, accident and emergency care department

Received: March 30, 2007; Revised: July 10, 2007; Accepted: July 10, 2007; Published: December 1, 2007  Show citation

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Duma OO. Profile of Services Provided by an Accident and Emergency Care Department in Connection with Road Traffic Injuries Involving Children, 2003-2005. Cent Eur J Public Health. 2007;15(4):154-157. doi: 10.21101/cejph.a3428. PubMed PMID: 18251230.
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