The epidemiology and prevention of childhood injuries : an overview / Hamid Soori, Martha Orendu Oche Attah.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Soori, Hamid, author.

Attah, Martha Orendu Oche, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Child care.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (426 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

London, England : Elsevier, [2026]

Summary:

The Epidemiology and Prevention of Childhood Injuries: An Overview takes a comprehensive approach to understanding and addressing childhood injuries. Integrating global research and practice, the book aims to significantly advance injury prevention among children. With detailed chapters on epidemiological measures, risk factors, and prevention strategies, it offers a thorough review of childhood injury contexts. The book covers injuries related to transport, home, school, play, sports, workplace, violence, and disasters. It discusses first aid essentials, accountability, and collaboration, concluding with methodologies, data collection techniques, and outcome assessments. This resource is invaluable for researchers, pediatricians, public health experts, and policymakers seeking to protect children.- Offers a reliable, up-to-date resource for understanding and addressing epidemiology, risk factors, prevention strategies, and interventions of childhood injuries- Discusses how different social identities can intersect and contribute to disparities in injury rates and outcomes- Explores how social determinants of health, such as race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and access to healthcare contribute to disparities in injury rates and outcomes- Equips readers with actionable insights, multidisciplinary approaches, and technological innovations that can be applied in various settings to create safer environments for children

Contents:

Front Cover

The Epidemiology and Prevention of Childhood Injuries

Copyright Page

Contents

Foreword

1 Introducing the biggest cause of death for children

The child's world

Children health and death

Definition and scope of children injuries

Epidemiological pattern of children injuries

Gender differences

Geographical distribution

Causes of injuries

Seasonal and temporal trends

Intervention and preventive strategies

Types of injuries

What measures have been taken?

Child safety in the fetal period

Impact and consequences of children injuries

Sustainable development goals and children ınjuries

Conclusion

References

2 Epidemiological measures and methods of injuries

The value of researching children's injuries

The function of epidemiological tools and measurements in determining the frequency of injuries

Epidemiological measures overview

Common measurements and indicators in children injury prevention and child safety

Evidence-based interventions work

Study design

Injury epidemiology in childhood

Analytical and interventional study designs on children injuries

Data analyzing method

Data management

Data analysis

Data quality issues

Hypothesis testing

Statistical hypotheses

Minimal clinically important difference

Evaluation of injury prevention techniques

3 Why do children have accidents?

Exploring causes and risk factors

What are the causes of accidents in children?

Child developmental phases

Early years

School years

Understanding childhood injuries

Attitudes

Behavior

Children's visual and auditory development

Gender

Age

Social and geographical factors

Disabled children

Other medical conditions

Ethnic minorities

Major risk factors

Insufficient adult supervision.

Orphaned children

Risk perception

Risk and risk-taking behaviors

Neglect or abuse

Psychological factors

Cultural norms and societal influences

Peer pressure

Older sibling influences

4 Transport injuries

Case Study: Children's traffic injuries in a middle income country

Road traffic injuries

Road traffic injuries involving children: reducing mortality

Sustainable development goals in road traffic injuries

Pedestrian injuries

Which children are more likely to suffer from pedestrian injuries?

When do most children's pedestrian injuries occur?

Where do children's pedestrian injuries often occur?

Prevention strategies for pedestrian injuries in children

How do children's pedestrian incidents occur?

Lasting damage

Reduce child pedestrian injuries

Upstream rules

Cyclists injuries

Cyclist skills

Personal protective equipment

Appearance of the cyclist

Road hazards

Reduce cycling injuries

Road traffic injuries of children

What children are affected by car injuries?

How do children become involved in injuries as car occupants?

Prevention of road traffic injuries in passenger children of vehicles

Use of child protectors

Infants under 1 year old

Children aged 1-4 years (group 1)

Children 4-6 years old (group 2)

Children aged 6-11 years (group 3)

Prevention strategies for road traffic injuries in children

Motorcycle rider children road traffic injuries

Other types of child road traffic injuries

Children's public transport injuries

School services incidents

During school vacations and after school road traffic injuries

Playing in the street

What works?

5 Home injuries

Case study: home injury prevention in a preschool aged child

Home injuries.

Introduction

Importance of addressing home injuries among children

Definition

Why home accidents are common

Common causes of children's home accidents

Preventable injuries

Major children's home accidents

Fall

Definition and scope of fall

Who is at risk in the event of falls?

When and where do children fall?

Disabilities and permanent injuries

Why do children fall?

Effective interventions for domestic fall prevention

Burns

Definition and scope of burns

Who is at risk in case of burns?

What age range in children are more likely to suffer burns?

Why do children suffer burns?

Effective interventions for home burn prevention

Poisoning

Definition and scope of poisoning

Who is at risk in case of children's poisoning?

What age range in children are more likely to suffer poisoning?

Why are children susceptible to poisoning?

Effective interventions for domestic poisoning prevention

Home drowning

Who is at risk of children's home drowning?

Why are children susceptible to drowning at home?

Effective interventions for home drowning prevention

Appendix A

6 Accidents and injuries in the school and play environment

Case study: Fire in Shinabad school

Epidemiology of child accidents and injuries in educational and recreational settings

Who is more likely to have accidents at school?

When do accidents happen most at school?

Where do the school accidents take place in the school?

How do school accidents happen?

Injuries in school accidents

Prevention of accidents in schools

Playground injuries

Who is more likely to have accidents on the playground?

When do playground accidents happen the most?

How do playground accidents happen?

Injuries in playground accidents

Prevention of accidents in the playground.

Analyzing patterns and trends in school and play area incidents

Safe model for play areas

Monitoring and care

Injuries during fireworks

Fireworks events

Who is more likely to have accidents at fireworks?

How do fireworks happen?

Potential hazards and risk factors in play and educational settings

Strategies and interventions for reducing injuries in schools and playgrounds

Promoting a safe environment: implementing effective prevention measures in educational and recreational spaces

Evidence-based approaches: applying epidemiological findings to enhance safety in schools and play areas

Strengthening injury prevention programs for schools and playgrounds

Primordial prevention

Primary prevention

Secondary prevention

Tertiary prevention

Supervision, safety rules, and adequate facilities

Safe communities, partnerships, and initiatives for addressing injuries in the school and play environment

Engaging students, teachers, parents, and communities in injury prevention

Charting a safer future: epidemiological insights and strategies for a safe school and play environment

7 Sports-related injuries

Case study: Kian, a child victim of his father's ambition and drive to become a champion in sports

Child Sports-related injuries

Introduction

Epidemiology of child sports-related injuries

What are the most essential sports injuries for children and teenagers?

Who is more likely to have sports accidents?

Types of sports and recreational activities

When do sports accidents happen most?

Where do the sports accidents take place?

How do children's sports incidents occur?

Common types of sports injuries in children

Sports events.

What are the most essential sports injuries for children and teenagers?

Low-risk sports (swimming, track and field, cross-country running, and gymnastics)

Moderate-risk sports (football, handball, basketball, volleyball, tennis, and martial arts)

High-risk sports (rugby, ice hockey, skiing, lacrosse, wrestling, skateboarding, and snowboarding)

Sports injury prevention programs

8 Other common injuries of children

Case study: the tragic incident involving a 3 year old's hand in a meat grinder

Suffocation and choking

Suffocation in bedding

Choking

Unintentional strangulation

Cuts and lacerations

Epidemiology

Electric shock

Unintentional firearm-related injuries

Dental trauma in children

9 Children's accidents in the workplace

Case study: Golnoor's struggle: the harsh reality of a child street worker

Epidemiology of children's work-related injuries

Where do accidents at work occur?

Who is at higher risk of children's work-related injuries?

When do children's work-related accidents occur?

Where do children's work-related injuries occur?

Children's work-related hazards and health consequences

How do accidents happen in children's workplaces?

Children's accidents in farming and agriculture

Children's accidents in the construction industry

Specific risk factors for children and adolescent construction workers

Children's accidents in manufacturing

Specific risk factors for Children's accidents in manufacturing

Prevention of children's work-related injuries

10 Violence against children

Case study: the tragic story of Rabi, the child bride

Epidemiology of violence against children

Who is more at risk?

Impact of violence against children.

Risk factors for violence against children.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

0-443-32943-5