Traumatic injuries in lower secondary school children in Tien Du and Yen Mo districs
- Author:
Dan Van Tran
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
trauma
- MeSH:
Wounds and Injuries;
Child
- From:Journal of Preventive Medicine
2002;12(1):25-33
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
The survey was carried out on 2085 school children during the school year 2001-2002 at Tien Du distric (Bac Ninh) and Yen Mo distric (Ninh Binh). The proportion of school children having traumatic injuries amounted to 151.1/1000 (Tien Du) and 121.5/1000 (Yen Mo). Male school children were 1.1-2 times more likely to have traumatic injuries than female school children. Traumatic injuries in the home were 2.8-3.2 times more than traffic injuries. Traumatic injuries declined gradually with age. Most injuries were in the extremities: bruising, swelling and contusion
