OBJECTIVE To analyse data from existing sources to assess the distribution over space and time of home accidents in Piedmont. DESIGN Analysis of distribution of causes of hospitalisation and deaths following a home accident. SETTING For non-fatal accidents, we reviewed the database of hospital discharge records (HDR), which includes data from all hospitals in the region. For fatal accidents...

BACKGROUND This study was conducted with the mothers of 1-3 year old children as a quasi-experimental study for the purpose of examining the effect of home safety education on taking precautions and the incidence of home accidents. METHODS The research sample was composed of 60 mothers of 1-3 year old children who were living in Civril municipality of Denizli province, had no difficulty in co...

OBJECTIVE road traffic and home accidents are one of the leading causes of death for infants and adolescents between 0-18 years of age. This study aimed to describe the injuries of children in the Lazio Region, in the year 2000. DESIGN retrospective cohort study. SETTING road traffic and home accident injury visits to all Emergency Departments (ED) in the Lazio region during 2000, Hospital ...

OBJECTIVES To describe the nationwide occurrence of work related musculoskeletal injuries among all home care service workers in Sweden, and to identify relative risks and risk factors of the injuries. METHODS The study was based on work related injuries reported to the Swedish occupational injury information system in 1990-1. The work related musculoskeletal injuries were divided into overex...

TEXTBOOK OF PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY. By G. H. Bell, J. N. Davidson, and H. Scarborough. Fifth Edition. (Pp. xi + 1117; illustrated. 70s.) Edinburgh and London: E. & S. Livingstone, 1961. A YEAR which sees new editions of Samson Wright and B. D. S. (and also of Best and Taylor, which has not been submitted for review) is a vintage year indeed. Samson Wright is a verv old friend, having been ...

Background: Accidents are the first cause of death in children under 5- year, especially in low- and middle-income countries. The aim of this study was to identify the determinants of prevention behavior of domestic accidents in mothers of children fewer than 5 years old based on protection motivation theory )PMT(. Materials and Methods: In this cross-sectional descriptive-analytic study, 190 m...