Objective: Unintentional injuries are a significant cause of morbidity and mortality in preschool children. The purpose of this study was to investigate the factors related to unintentional injuries in preschool children diagnosed to have attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD). Method: This study included 237 preschool children diagnosed to have ADHD, aged 4–5 years, recruited from a c...

OBJECTIVES To compare child injury mortality in Germany with that of four neighboring countries, and to examine injury prevention models in these countries with a view to improving prevention programs in Germany. METHODS Based on official cause of death certificates, child injury mortality rates in Germany are compared with those of Austria, The Netherlands, Sweden, and Switzerland. The main ...

OBJECTIVE The relationship between home hazards and falls in older Malaysian people is not yet fully understood. No tools to evaluate the Malaysian home environment currently exist. Therefore, this study aimed to pilot the Home Falls and Accidents Screening Tool (HOME FAST) to identify hazards in Malaysian homes, to evaluate the feasibility of using the HOME FAST in the Malaysian Elders Longitu...

Home accidents are the main cause of death and morbidity in early childhood. Working-class children are at greatest risk. A study in an inner city area of the effects of a national television campaign about child accident prevention and of a locally designed health education initiative showed that 55% of families with young children in the study area did not watch any of the television programm...

This questionnaire survey set out to determine the perceptions of family doctors in north Staffordshire regarding their role in the prevention and treatment of childhood accidents. Of 277 doctors sent questionnaires, 207 (75%) replied. Only 23% of respondents considered that they did enough child accident prevention work; lack of time was mentioned as a limiting factor by 66%. Child health surv...

Background and AimThe contribution of global pandemics to the emergence home accidents is unknown. The study aims retrospectively examine theeffect Covid-19 Pandemic on Emergency Service Home Calls Due Accidents in Children aged 0-6.MethodsData are reported two sections. descriptive part a retrospective analysis patients admitted Sakarya Training ResearchHospital Pediatric Adult Unit between Ma...