Violent deaths in small children in northern Sweden
| Autor: | Ulf Björnstig, Harmeet Sjögren, Kristin Ahlm, Johanna Björnstig, Antonina Eriksson |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
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Child abuse Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty Health (social science) Epidemiology media_common.quotation_subject Poison control Violence Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Cause of Death Injury prevention Humans Medicine 030212 general & internal medicine Girl Mortality Retrospective Studies media_common Sweden 030505 public health business.industry Mortality rate Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Human factors and ergonomics General Medicine Child Preschool Female abuse accidents fatal injuries small children 0305 other medical science business Demography |
| Zdroj: | International Journal of Circumpolar Health; Vol 65, No 1 (2006) |
| ISSN: | 2242-3982 1797-237X 1239-9736 |
| DOI: | 10.3402/ijch.v65i1.17876 |
| Popis: | Objectives. To identify causes and trends of violent deaths among children younger than 4 years in a northern region. Study design. Retrospective analysis of medico-legal autopsy and police data. Methods. Data from all 72 deaths from “external causes” 1977-2004, in children < 4 years from the northern half of Sweden were analysed. Results. The death rate was 7.1 per 100,000 children and year during the first half of the study period, and 5.2 during the second half. Vehicle- and drowning-related deaths were halved. Fifteen were struck by motor vehicles (in 8 cases by heavy vehicles), 14 car occupants were killed in car crashes, 12 were killed by intentional violence inflicted by an adult, and 9 each were killed by (i) carbon monoxide/smoke inhalation, (ii) asphyxiation, or (iii) drowning. The boy:girl ratio was 1:1 in all groups, except in the groups “drowning” and “run over by motor vehicle”, where boys dominated. Conclusions. Medical professionals have a difficult but important task in identifying and taking action against child abuse and in promoting child safety especially in the traffic and home environments. (Int J Circumpolar Health 2006; 65(1):28-34.) Keywords: abuse, accidents, fatal injuries, small children |
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