title: [Childhood injuries treated at a university clinic for traumatology (author's transl)].
abstract: The accidents to all children up to the age of 14 years admitted to the I. Universitätsklinik für Unfallchirurgie in Wien in 1976 (2977 children) were analysed as to age-distribution, cause of accident, type and location of injury. There was an increase in accidents to older children. 13% of the injuries were due to traffic accidents; 60% occurred in the course of play; 27% on the field of sport. More than 60% were only minor injuries such as abrasions, lacerations, crushed fingers and toes etc., 30% bone fractures and ligamental injuries; 2,5% brain traumas. Most of the bone fractures were localized iment and no lethal injuries.
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents; D000061:Accidents, Home; D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D001265:Athletic Injuries / Q000150:complications; D001317:Austria; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy
vernacular_title: Unfallursachen und Verletzungsart im Kindesalter an einer Unfallklinik.