[Children's accidents treated at health centers].
OBJECTIVE
To find the characteristics of accidents to children treated at our Health Centres.


METHODS
A descriptive crossover study.


METHODS
Almanjayar and Cartuja Health Centres, Granada.


METHODS
The 0 to 14 age-group treated at our centres because of an accident.


RESULTS
The number of accidents to children treated at our health centres during 1994 was 217. The most common accidents were, in descending order: falls, 27%; burns, 20.7%; traffic accidents, 17%; poisoning, 15%; inhalation of foreign bodies, 10.5%; bites and aggressions, 9.2%. 48.3% of the accidents occurred at home, 37.7% in the street and 13.8% at school. In the relation of type of accident to age group, we found that burns affected children under 5 to a greater extent. Poisoning was more common between 5 and 9. Traffic accidents and falls affected children between 10 and 14 more. The relationship between age and type of accident is significant (p < 0.005). There is no significant connection between gender and type of accident.


CONCLUSIONS
Age and some types of accident are directly related. The majority of accidents tend to occur at home and in the street. We consider that prevention is the best way of decreasing accidents to children. Programmes involving children, parents and teachers should be set up.
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Centros de Salud de Almanjayar y Cartuja, Granada.
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D000056:Accident Prevention; D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000059:Accidents / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000061:Accidents, Home / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D001733:Bites and Stings / Q000453:epidemiology; D002056:Burns / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D011041:Poisoning / Q000453:epidemiology; D012737:Sex Factors; D013030:Spain; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology*
Accidentes infantiles atendidos en los centros de salud.