title: [Importance of childhood accidents. Results of a regional study].
abstract: In order to know the importance and epidemiology of childhood accidents, a prospective study was made in a Spanish region, this study was founded in death certificates and 3,344 questionnaires from children under 7 years old, accidented in 1986 and attended in emergency departments in our region. The information was coded and analysed by computer of the Murcia University. Accidents are the main cause of death in children aged over 1 year, as a common cause of assistance in emergency departments. Its characteristic are common to most countries, but the authors find some differences in our region. It is necessary to dedicate bigger effort to study and prevention of childhood accidents.
authors.affiliation: Pediatra de Centro de Salud de Murcia.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Cervantes Pardo
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Borrajo Guadarrama
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Canteras Jordana
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: López Sánchez-Solís
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pajarón de Ahumada
mesh_terms: D000056:Accident Prevention; D000059:Accidents / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000061:Accidents, Home / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000367:Age Factors; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital; D004812:Epidemiologic Methods; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D012307:Risk Factors; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000145:classification / Q000453:epidemiology
vernacular_title: Importancia de los accidentes en la infancia. Datos de un estudio regional.