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Product‐Related Home Accidents in Children: A Survey of 1590 Accidents
Author(s) -
LINDBLAD B. E.,
TERKELSEN C. J.
Publication year - 1991
Publication title -
acta pædiatrica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.772
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1651-2227
pISSN - 0803-5253
DOI - 10.1111/j.1651-2227.1991.tb11787.x
Subject(s) - medicine , incidence (geometry) , injury prevention , poison control , occupational safety and health , age groups , human factors and ergonomics , pediatrics , demography , environmental health , physics , pathology , sociology , optics
. In a well defined geographical area a total of 1590 accidents related to home products in children 0–15 years of age were prospectively registered. The incidence of product‐related accidents was 279 per 10 000 children per year. A higher incidence in boys and a decreasing incidence of accidents with age was found. The most common localization of lesions was upper extremities 41% and face and skull 30%. In children 0–4 years of age household and child furniture, constructional features of the house and corrosives, hot liquids and heating equipment were the most common products causing accidents, whereas in children 5–15 years of age playthings and sports equipment as well as constructional features of the house were involved in a higher percentage of accidents.