title: [Registration of children's accidents in health care and prevention facilities of a health sector].
abstract: In 1981-82, 5, 963 children's accidents were reported over a one-year period in 2 public and 11 private hospitals in a given public health district. The nature of treated accidents in the public hospitals differs from that in the private facilities. Reporting of cases reaches 75% in the public hospitals; only about 50% in the private hospitals. Characteristics of reported accidents differ from those unreported. While the quality of clinical data is satisfactory, the site of the accident is unknown in 14%, and the causal agent, in 35% of the cases. The estimation of incidence implies the extension of registrations to the private sector, source of 31% of reported cases, and where significant differences from the public sector were observed in the nature of the accidents. A permanent system requires use of a rolling sample and training of personnel. Systematic registration is a tool to measure incidence of accidents, but is not a suitable instrument for the surveillance of dangerous products and objects.
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004282:Documentation; D005260:Female; D005602:France; D006777:Hospitals, Proprietary; D006779:Hospitals, Public; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D012042:Registries / Q000592:standards; D012306:Risk
vernacular_title: Enregistrement des accidents de l'enfant dans les structures de soins et de prévention d'un secteur sanitaire.