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Environmental and social risk factors of injuries among children in Hungary

Environmental and social risk factors of injuries among children in Hungary. Bényi Mária National Center for Public Health ISEE, 9-11 June, 2005, Budapest. Children are vulnerable to injuries. Because they live in a world which they have a little control

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Environmental and social risk factors of injuries among children in Hungary

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  1. Environmental and social risk factors of injuries among children in Hungary Bényi Mária National Center for Public Health ISEE, 9-11 June, 2005, Budapest

  2. Children are vulnerable to injuries • Because • they live in a world which they have a little control • inhabiting an environment largely built around the needs of adults

  3. Survey on injuries among children(Pilot study) Aim: Collecting data about non-fatal injuries among children 0-18 years concerning environmental and social factors Method: Home visitor nurses decribed injuries for year 2003.(211 nurses attended to the survey . The number of case reports were: 1222.)

  4. The most ferquent injuries

  5. Scene

  6. Frequency of scalds

  7. Cases of burns

  8. Frequency of burns

  9. Proportion of falls by age-groups

  10. Bicycle accidents by age-groups

  11. Different bicycle accidents

  12. Poisoning by age-groups

  13. Source of poisoning

  14. Dog-bites

  15. Unsafe packeges Unsafe kitchen-wear Unsafe storages Unsafe buildings Not existing byke-roads Not existing central heating Poor hausing (opened cisterns, stoves not protected) Big families – crouded flats Parents with low education Agression in the family Environmental and social risk factors

  16. Prevention of injuries by WHO Education and skills development Promotion of safety devices Supportive home visits Environmental modification Product modification Legislation, regulation and enforcement Community-based studies

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