title: [Study of accidents involving children assisted at an emergency ward].
abstract: The aim of this study was identify cases of accidents victimizing children assisted at the emergence ward of a general hospital. Data were collected from January to March, 1999 through a protocol with variables related to the identification of the accidents as well as of the children. The sample in the study consisted of 890 children of whom 56.1% were males and 43.9% were females. The most prevalent accident was fall (46.9%), the age with a major incidence was between 7 and 11 years old, the parents were present to 43.4% of the cases. The children were discharged from hospital after being given care in 95.7% of the cases.
authors.affiliation: Universidade Federal de São Paulo.
authors.forename: Fernanda Rocha Fodor
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Filócomo
authors.forename: Maria de Jesus C Sousa
authors.initials: Mde J
authors.lastname: Harada
authors.forename: Conceição Vieira
authors.initials: CV
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: Mavilde da L G
authors.initials: Mda L
authors.lastname: Pedreira
mesh_terms: D000059:Accidents / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000293:Adolescent; D017677:Age Distribution; D001938:Brazil; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male