School Accidents Research Articles

Penetrating thoracic trauma by pencil: An unusual school accident

Penetrating thoracic trauma by pencil: An unusual school accident

The role of social workers in road traffic accident prevention communication for secondary school students in Danang City

Based on the analysis of the current status of road traffic accidents in Danang city and secondary schools in the area, the author analyzes the role of social workers in road traffic accident prevention communication for secondary school students. Most secondary school students are aware of the role of social workers in communication to prevent road traffic accidents and have made suggestions to improve the effectiveness of social work communication in preventing road traffic accidents for secondary school students in the study area.

Analysis of Subjective Perception Types of Factors that Cause Safety Accidents in Physical Education Activities Schools through Q Methodology

Analysis of Subjective Perception Types of Factors that Cause Safety Accidents in Physical Education Activities Schools through Q Methodology

Sistematic Literature Review (SLR) Pentingnya Pengetahuan Pertolongan Pertama pada Kecelakaan di Sekolah

Accidents often happen to individuals or groups of people. This can happen anywhere, anytime, and to anyone, including at school. In formal education, teaching first aid in accidents to children can be taught so that they have enough knowledge. Teaching this knowledge to children will improve the quality of society from an early age. The method used in this research is Systematic Literature Review (SLR) to summarize, assess, and analyze relevant studies to answer the research questions that have been set and to identify relevant literature, including studies related to the display of first aid in accidents at school. The aim of this research is to find strategies that help overcome problems and identify different perspectives related to the problem being studied and to reveal relevant theories with the case in this study that examines the importance of First Aid knowledge in School Accidents. Based on the results of this study, it is found that many factors cause accidents in schools such as bruises, injuries, wounds, fractures, etc. However, teachers lack understanding of first aid methods and techniques in school accidents even though this knowledge is important. In various schools, there are many ways to improve these skills and knowledge, including establishing a School Health Unit (UKS), educational counseling, and training on first aid for accidents at school. It can be concluded that in the delivery of material on first aid, teachers and students can actively participate and directly practice first aid for accidents at school. After conducting educational counseling and training for first aid in school accidents, the knowledge and skills possessed by teachers and students are increasing.

Comparison of Korean School Students' Safety Accident Rates before and after COVID-19.

The COVID-19 pandemic has significantly affected various aspects of education, including the occurrence of injuries among Korean students. This study aims to analyze and compare injury rates in elementary, middle, and high schools before and after the pandemic and identify the associated factors. A non-experimental quantitative dataset compiled from the Korea School Safety Association's annual reports (2018-2022) was utilized. The data included information on school safety accidents among Korean children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic. The dataset was analyzed based on factors such as time, location, type of accident, and injured body part. The findings revealed a decline in accidents during the early phase of the pandemic, followed by an increase after schools reopened. There were notable variations in the accidents in specific locations, types, and body parts affected during the pandemic, compared with the pre-pandemic period. This study highlights the importance of continuous monitoring, implementation of safety measures, and prioritization of physical activity programs and safety education to ensure a safe learning environment. Further research is recommended to track and address evolving school accidents in response to the pandemic and its aftermath.

An Analysis of Judicial Decision on Sports Injury Accidents in Schools and a Study on Risk Avoiding Measures

By using the research methods of judicial case analysis and mathematical statistics analysis, this study analyzes 20 typical cases of school sports injury accidents published by “China Judgements Online”. The findings show that injuries occurred most often to primary and middle school students, and the courts restored the facts of the cases clearly and accurately; in the process of liability attribution, the fault principle, the equity principle and the risk assumption principle were mainly adopted. For the same type of injury accidents, the court decisions were not the same, and in the vast majority of cases, the schools bore civil liabilities. In order to reduce student injury accidents in PE teaching and other sports activities in schools and reduce the liabilities of schools, this study proposes the measures of “one qualified, one insured and nine in place,” that is, “ensuring that equipment is qualified, buying special insurances, teacher training in place, inspections in place, anticipation in place, design in place, cautions in place, protection in place, handling in place, reporting in place and care in place.”

Analysis of Accident Sites from Motorcycles among High School Students Using Geographic Information Systems, Sukhothai Province

Road accidents are a major global problem, especially accidents from riding a motorcycle, as these affect both human life and property. Therefore, identifying accident sites is important for accident prevention. This study aimed to analyze the density of accident sites involving motorcycles among high school students in 2019 by using Geographic Information System data (GIS) in Sukhothai Province. In the study, in-depth interviews were used with respondents, including high school students who had accidents on motorcycles, and traffic police officers who were responsible for investigating accidents in schools. In addition, reports of accident sites were used to arrange GIS data layers and analyze the density of the accident sites using Kernel Density Estimation (KDE). The study results revealed that accidents occurred at 217 accident sites in the study area. The map of accident sites and density was created by using GIS data. The areas with accidents in heavy traffic were the roads in the three main districts: Mueang, Si Samrong, and Sawankhalok. Regarding the analysis, accidents were caused by fast cut-off riding, narrow road shoulders, and road users’ non-compliance with traffic regulations. The study results were submitted to traffic authorities, schools, departments responsible for rural roads, and local government organizations, and used for planning and developing models to prevent traffic accidents involving motorcycles among high school students through the student council.

The Effectiveness of Child-to-child Education For Prevention of School Accidents In A Primary School: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Aim: The study is carried out to compare the effectiveness of the school accident prevention education given by the educator to the child-to-child education. Method: The study's sample included students in the second, third, and fourth grades of a primary school (n: 321).First, the Educating Educator (EE) and Child-to-Child Education (CCE) groups were created. Afterward, 'training on prevention from school accidents' was given to EE group by the researcher. One day after the training given to the EE group, five students were selected from among the students in the EE group. These students provided 'training on prevention from school accidents' to the students in the CCE group. The researcher used the Individual Identification Form and the Behavior Scale for Safety Measures in School Accidents to collect data. After the training, the post-test was applied to both groups. Demographic and descriptive data were evaluated with number-percentage. Baseline differences between groups were assessed using “t-test, Wilcoxon signed rank test, Mann Whitney U test”. Results: After the training given to the EE, and CCE groups, a statistically significant increase was found between the pre-test and post-test knowledge average scores (p<0.001). There was no statistically significant difference between the posttest knowledge average scores of the two methods applied to the EE and CCE groups (p>0.05). Conclusions: This study found that EE and CCE methods are both effective and that both methods are similar in terms of changing students' behaviors related to safety measures for preventing school accidents.

중등학교 체육안전사고 예방척도 개발

The purpose of this study was to develop of the prevention scale for physical safety accidents in secondary school. Two surveys were conducted and 400 Korean secondary school students for each survey. Winsteps 5.3.4 and R program, SPSS 27 and AMOS 27 programs were used to analyze the data and alpha level was set at 0.05. The results were as follows. First, through the Delphi technique, 4 factors 25 items(1-factor: 6 items for personal safety awareness; 2-factor: 6 items for safety awareness for facilities; 3-factor: 7 items for safety education awareness; 4-factor: 6 items for accident prevention awareness) were developed on the secondary school physical safety accidents prevention scale that can be measured with 5-point response category. Second, one item was judged to be inappropriate in the item analysis (skewness and kurtosis analysis) of the first survey data, and no inappropriate item appeared in the construct validity verification through confirmatory factor analysis. Third, in the Rasch rating s cale m odel analysis o f the second s urvey, the 5 -point r esponse category w as c onverted i nto 4-point response category. In addition, one item was judged to be inappropriate through the goodness-of-fit analysis of the items, and three items were extracted as the differential item functioning according to gender. Finally, the 4 factors and 20 items(1-factor: 5 i tems for personal safety awareness; 2-factor: 5 items for safety awareness for facilities; 3-factor: 6 items for safety education awareness; 4-factor: 4 items for accident prevention awareness) measured as 4-point response category were developed for preventing physical safety accidents in secondary schools.

Knowledge, Attitude and, Behavior of Rafsanjan Primary School Teachers Regarding Emergency Events of Diabetes and Accidents in Schools in 2020: A Short Report

Knowledge, Attitude and, Behavior of Rafsanjan Primary School Teachers Regarding Emergency Events of Diabetes and Accidents in Schools in 2020: A Short Report

The Effects of Laboratory Safety Professional Development Seminars Implemented on Science Teachers: Laboratory Safety Knowledge Levels

When laboratory accidents in schools, especially in recent years, are examined, it is remarkable that many of these events resulted from the incorrect implementation of laboratory safety. The most significant role in the administration of laboratory safety belongs to science teachers. During this process, the necessity of laboratory safety training is for teachers to gain knowledge, skills, and attitude with regard to laboratory safety. This study aimed to investigate science teachers’ knowledge level regarding laboratory safety and increase science teachers’ knowledge level regarding laboratory safety through professional development seminars. Professional development seminars were carried out for teachers in eight modules which included both visual presentations and active learning-teaching activities. Training activities were planned in consideration of the subjects and experiments included in the current Turkish general science curriculum. The single-group pre-test post-test design, a semi-experimental design application, was used. To investigate the effects of laboratory safety professional development seminars, pre- and post-tests were applied to only one group. The “Laboratory Safety Knowledge Test” developed by the researchers was applied to determine teachers’ improvement regarding laboratory safety. According to findings, there was a statistically significant difference between scores of changes in teachers’ knowledge level regarding laboratory safety before and after professional seminars. Moreover, there was not a demographically significant difference between scores of changes in teachers’ knowledge level. It is considered that the findings of the research will contribute to school laboratories being safer and more effective environments in which the activities of science lessons are carried out.

Okullarda Yaşanan Olası İş Kazalarının Maliyetleri ve Sonuçları

The aim of this study is to contribute to the literature by determining the costs and consequences of possible occupational accidents in schools. Another purpose of the study is to focus on the consequences of occupational accidents by determining the amount of costs of occupational accidents based on research conducted on the subject. For this purpose, the conceptual framework of possible occupational accidents in schools was explained, the costs of occupational accidents that often occur in schools were determined and their consequences were focused on. Considering the extent of possible occupational accidents in schools, deaths, loss of limbs and work accidents resulting from injury, the pain experienced and all the damage suffered, it becomes clear to what extent the need to take appropriate and correct measures on the subject in order to prevent occupational accidents is essential. Key Words: School, Occupational Safety, Occupational Accidents

Okullarda Yaşanan Olası İş Kazalarının Türleri ve Sebepleri

The aim of this study is to explain the concepts related to possible occupational accidents in schools, to determine the types of occupational accidents and to examine the precautions that should be taken in connection with the subject by focusing on their causes. For this purpose, it was explained what are the possible occupational accidents in schools, the types of occupational accidents that often occur in schools were sorted out and identified and the causes related to them were focused on. When looking at the literature, the results obtained from the research findings conducted on the subject provide descriptive and sufficient information about the content of the studies. According to the results of the researches conducted in the literature, it has been revealed that the work accidents that occur in schools related to all of the staff on duty are most often caused by inattention. It has been observed that work accidents occur most often on a weekday, and most often during working hours occur in the first time zone. Key Words: School, Accident, Work Accident, Staff on Duty

Safety Risks of Primary and Secondary Schools in China: A Systematic Analysis Using AHP–EWM Method

Owing to the frequent accidents in primary and secondary schools (PSS) in China in the past decades, a systematic analysis of indicators influencing safety risks in PSS is critical to identifying preventive measures. A two-hierarchy structure of indicators was identified by analyzing various cases, intensive interviews, and related previous literature. A combination of the analytic hierarchy process and the entropy weight method was developed to synthetically assess the primary and secondary risk indicators through a case study of Ma Shan School in China. The results are as follows: (1) the primary risk indicators, namely, natural disasters, public health, facility safety, accidental injury, public security, school bullying, and individual health constitute the evaluation framework of the safety risks in PSS. (2) Public health risks and accidental injury risks are the most critical factors that should be prioritized. In addition to providing academic implications, several managerial implications are proposed for these stakeholders to reduce the safety risks in PSS.

Characteristics of School Injuries Presenting to the Emergency Department.

Background School injuries account for approximately one-fifth of pediatric injuries. We aimed to investigate the frequency and severity of school injuries among school-aged children and determine clinical diagnoses and surgery requirement data. Methods In this prospective study, children who were admitted to the emergency department due to school accidents over a 5-month period were included. Demographics, activity during trauma, mechanism of trauma, nature, severity, emergency department outcomes, and surgery requirement were evaluated. Results The study included a total of 504 school-aged children, of whom 327 (64.9%) were male and 177 (35.1%) were female. Of the children, 426 (84.5%) had no evidence of injury or minor injury, while 78 (15.5%) had moderate or severe injury. There was a statistically significant difference between these two groups in terms of gender ( p = 0.031). Of the 78 children with moderate or severe injuries, 45 had extremity fractures, 18 had lacerations, 5 had maxillofacial injuries, 4 had cerebral contusion, 1 had lung contusion, and 1 had cervical soft-tissue damage. Two patients with fractures and two with eyelid lacerations were treated surgically, and four patients with brain contusion were hospitalized for a close follow-up. Conclusion This study revealed that the most common moderate or severe injuries in school accidents referred to emergency department were distal radius fractures and lacerations.

Dental Trauma at a University Dental Clinic in Milan including the SARS-CoV-2 Period.

The aim of this study i.e., is to present the distribution of traumatic dental injuries (TDI) in 306 patients registered at the Unit of Dental Emergencies at a University Dental Clinic in Milan, Italy, between June 2019 and May 2021. This time frame includes the beginning of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic. Information regarding age, gender, number and type of injured teeth, type of traumatic injury, and data on where or how the injury happened were recorded. Seventy-nine percent of patients can be classified as pediatric (under 14 years old), and in all age groups, male patients were found to be more susceptible (1.6:1). A total of 480 teeth were involved, 59% of which were deciduous, and 41% permanent. The most affected teeth in both dentitions were upper central incisors. In deciduous teeth, periodontal lesions were more common, whereas in permanent dentitions, dental fractures were diagnosed more often. Most data found in this study confirms the results found in the literature. The biggest difference, due to changes in daily routine during the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic, can be found by analyzing the incidence and etiology. As a matter of fact, there was a decrease in school accidents, whereas domestic falls remained constant.

Assess the Knowledge Regarding Prevention of Accidents of Schoolers among Primary School Teachers in Selected Schools

Background: Accident means-Unfortunate incident that happens unexpectedly and unintentionally, The common cause of school accident is playground equipment and risk factors of the school accident are age, Most common injury occurs in schoolers is hand injury and foot injury, a road traffic accident is the most common type of accident. Primary prevention of an accident first AID and supportive care of school accident is health education and health check-up is done by half-yearly. 
 Objectives: 1) To assess the knowledge of primary school teachers on the prevention of accidents among schoolers in selected schools in the Wardha district.2) To compare knowledge regarding prevention of accidents in schoolers between male and female primary teachers.3) To compare knowledge regarding prevention of accidents in schoolers between rural and urban area. 4) To associate the knowledge of primary teachers regarding the prevention of accidents among schoolers with selected demographic variables. 
 Methods: An descriptive research methodology, a non-experimental descriptive design was used to perform this analysis. Non-probability convenient sampling technique was used to select the available individual as a subject in the study. A structured questionnaire was developed to assess the knowledge of urban and rural 100 primary school teachers regarding the prevention of accidents among schoolers. The sample attributes have been defined by frequency, percentage, after data collection. The Chi-square test was also used to figure out the correlation between knowledge and specified demographic variables.
 Results: The study findings show 0 (0%) of rural primary school teachers were having a poor level of knowledge score, 8(16%) of rural primary school teachers were having an average level of knowledge score, 21(42%) of rural primary school teachers were having a good level of knowledge score, 19 (38%) of rural primary school teachers had a very good level of knowledge score and 2 (4%) of rural primary school teachers had excellent knowledge score. The minimum score was 5 and the maximum score was 20, the mean score was 11.68 ± 3.13 with a mean percentage score of 58.40 ±15.69. The study findings show 1(2%) of urban primary school teachers were having a poor level of knowledge score, 5(10%) of urban primary school teachers were having an average level of knowledge score, 18(36%) of urban primary school teachers were having a good level of knowledge score, 20 (40%) of urban primary school teacher had a very good level of knowledge score and 6 (12%) of urban primary school teacher had excellent knowledge score. The minimum score was 5 and the maximum score was 20, the mean score was 12.62 ± 3.32 with a mean percentage score of 63.10 ±16.62. In the overall comparison of the rural primary school teachers having good knowledge regarding prevention of accidents of schoolers rather than urban primary school teachers.
 Conclusion: Schoolers accident is a common problem in rural and urban school children. The main aim of the study was to assess the knowledge regarding the prevention of accidents of schoolers among the primary school teachers of the selected rural and urban areas of Maharashtra.

Game-related injuries in schools: a retrospective nationwide 6-year evaluation and implications for prevention policy

BackgroundChild injury is a global public health problem. Children spend 25–50% of their daytime in school and risks of school accidents are high. The purpose of this study is to perform a comprehensive analysis of game-related injuries.MethodsA nationwide dataset of 36,002 school injury events that occurred in Israel between 2013 and 2019 and were served by the National EMS, was used. The relations between different variables were demonstrated using multidimensional frequency tables. Z-tests, chi-square tests, ANOVA tests, and J48 classification trees were used to analyze the data.ResultsThe prevailing injury cause (36.8%) was “game”, 44.8% of which occur during breaks, and the most frequently injured body regions were head, hand, and leg/foot (47.2%, 26.7%, and 19.7%, respectively). Age was negatively correlated with head injuries and positively correlated with limb injuries. 33% of all injuries occur in the playground and 20.1% occur in the sports field. About 33.3% of game-related injuries in elementary schools occur during the 10:00 a.m. break and an additional 24.7% during the 12:00 p.m. lunch break.ConclusionGames are the prevailing cause of school injuries in Israel. Gender and age differences, and seasonal and circadian trends were observed. Understanding the patterns and the trends of school injuries can enable the development of effective prevention policies on the national, municipal, and local levels, focusing the efforts on the key factors affecting injury incidence. Efficient use of resources is necessary, taking into account resource and budget constraints. Efforts can include education of teachers and pupils in relation to school accidents, promoting a safer physical environment, safety education, staff development and family and community involvement, and coordinative training with a focus on proprioception.

Prediction of school repair and maintenance costs by using a model based on structural equations

One of the issues with non-residential buildings, especially schools, is having a specific plan for maintaining and supporting their assets. These assets include items such as classrooms, teaching aids, laboratory equipment, staff and student health services, and more. In this regard, maintenance planning by preventing the occurrence of breakdowns and accidents in schools, by providing an appropriate schedule for maintenance activities during a planning horizon, while minimizing the cost of these measures. It is possible. Many studies have been conducted in the field of maintenance and repairs in production and service units, and in most cases, researchers seek to answer the question of when repairs should be done to see the least impact on production and services. In order to answer this question, planning models should be considered as the needs of the centers. In this research, a mathematical optimization model for planning maintenance and repairs of schools with the aim of minimizing costs and increasing the reliability of different parts of schools has been presented and GAMS software has been used to solve the model and validate the results. Finally, school maintenance costs are estimated accordingly. Findings from the study showed that the cost of facilities, health, education, and Landscaping has a significant impact on school maintenance planning.

Orofacial trauma injuries and disability assessment in adolescents: A Portuguese study.

Orofacial injuries are a significant public health issue. The evidence-based knowledge associated with adolescent violence and trauma is highlighted by the World Health Organization with regard to its specific needs related to disability, violence, and unintentional injuries. The main aim of this study was to present evidence-based information about orofacial traumatic injuries of an adolescent population using Portuguese epidemiological data. The second aim was to report follow-up data of injuries for disability assessment in a trauma prevention approach. An observational cohort study was performed using the clinical database of the national-specialist-healthcare-centre-of-trauma (2014-2018). Information was collected regarding gender, school age range, etiology, injury type, injury time, and severity. Mann-Whitney (p<.05), Kruskal-Wallis (p<.001), and Cox regression (p<.001) analyses were performed. Orofacial trauma injuries were present in 23.3% of Portuguese adolescents (age range 10-18years). The majority were male (72.6%), and no age range stood out in frequency. School accidents (90.6%) were the major etiology for all groups of injuries. The diagnosis of superficial intraoral injuries was the most frequent (50.8%), followed by similar injuries to the face (22.5%). A Cox regression model with an adequate fit was yielded (χ2 [6]=54.893, p<.001), suggesting that variable injury type was a predictor of disability, considering injury time. Tooth and alveolar loss, complicated tooth fracture, complicated face injury, and temporomandibular injuries were more predictive (1<hazard ratio<5.329 [95% CI:1.340-12.685]). The type of injury could be used to predict the time of temporary disability. Regarding definitive damage, some injuries were more predictive of severity than others. Preventive procedures should be highlighted in schools.