title: [Injuries in childhood: a study on emergency department admissions of pediatric population in an Emilia-Romagna USL].
abstract: A study of childhood injuries of 0-14 year-olds children based on emergency room records of the five hospitals was conducted in USL 39 of Emilia-Romagna during 1988. The incidence of visits was 164, 14/1000 child-years with 95% confidence intervals (CI = 163, 28-165). The rate was 198, 93/1000 child-years (CI = 195, 36-202, 51) among the 0-4 year-olds, 140, 65/1000 child-years (CI = 139, 17-142, 13) in the 5-9 age group and 170, 86/1000 child-years (CI = 169, 77-171, 95) among 10-14 year-olds. The male to female ratio was 1.4 for the 0-4 year-olds, 1.7 for the 5-9 year-olds and for the 10-14 year-olds. The most frequent causes of injuries were falls (49.52%), being road accidents (22.1%) and bites-stings (17.4%); 4.8% of the injured children were admitted to hospital and 0.044% dead.
authors.affiliation: Servizio Materno-Infantile USL 39, Cesena (FO), Italia.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pieri
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Minotti
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gentili
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Negosanti
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Ricci
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bedei
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ciotti
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Biasini
mesh_terms: D000061:Accidents, Home; D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007558:Italy / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D012621:Seasons; D012737:Sex Factors; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology*
vernacular_title: Infortuni nell'infanzia: uno studio sugli accessi al dipartimento di emergenza della popolazione pediatrica di una USL Emiliano-Romagnola.