School Accidents Research Articles

Accidents of the everyday life (AcVC) in children in Dakar: about 201 cases

Les accidents de la vie courante (AcVC) sont fréquents chez l’enfant et peuvent être à l’origine de lésions handicapantes et de décès. L’objectif de notre travail était d’étudier les aspects épidémiologiques et lésionnels des AcVC à Dakar. C’est une étude transversale descriptive menée du 1er Janvier 2013 au 30 juin 2013. Les enfants victimes d’accidents domestiques, d’accidents de sport et de loisirs ou d’accidents scolaires ont été inclus. Nous avons étudié des paramètres généraux et des paramètres ayant trait à chaque type d’AcVC. Deux cent et un enfants ont été inclus, ce qui représentait 27% des consultations aux urgences. Il y avait 148 garçons et 53 filles. Les enfants de moins de 5 ans étaient les plus touchés (37,8%). Le football et le jeu de lutte étaient les grands pourvoyeurs d’AcVC. Les AcVC survenaient principalement à domicile (58,2%) et dans les aires de sport et de loisirs (31,8%). Les fractures prédominaient dans les différents types d’AcVC: 54,9% des accidents domestiques, 68,8% des accidents de sport et de loisirs et 40% des accidents scolaires. Au plan épidémiologique, nos résultats sont superposables à la littérature. Les fractures prédominent à l’opposé de la littérature où les contusions sont prépondérantes. Le jeu de lutte est le plus grand pourvoyeur de ces fractures après le football. La connaissance des aspects épidémiologiques et lésionnels permet de mener des campagnes de prévention des AcVC à Dakar.

For leagal remedy to a school accident --On the insurance system--

For leagal remedy to a school accident --On the insurance system--

Claves infantiles para prevenir la siniestralidad en el contexto escolar

ObjectiveTo learn about children's perception of the causes and prevention strategies involved in school accidents. MethodThe sample included 584 school children aged 8-9 years from Navarra. A mixed design was chosen by questionnaire with three open-response questions and one multiple-choice assessment. Analysis was performed in two phases: 1) qualitative development of categories and dimensions of the responses of narrative content, and 2) quantitative variables for recoding correlational analysis. Results22 categories emerged, which make up three perceptual dimensions: 1) attribution of causality (5), 2) identification of mechanisms of avoidance (11), and 3) development of coping strategies (6). The correlation intra-variables portray varying degrees: on the one hand, moderate positive numbers (r>0.5) in allocating and identifying causality avoidance mechanisms and, on the other hand, high positive correlation values (r>0.7) referred to developing coping strategies. DiscussionChildren are able to identify accidents as a health problem. They question the multiplicity of elements involved and relate the origin and kind of accident to prevention and support mechanisms.

학교안전사고 발생현황 및 융·복합적 원인에 대한 연구 - 충남지역 초, 중, 고등학교를 중심으로 -

본 연구는 초, 중, 고등학교 안전사고 발생현황과 원인을 분석함으로써 학생들이 안전한 환경에서 교육의 궁극적인 목적을 달성할 수 있도록 예방시스템을 구축하는데 기초자료를 제공하기 위해 시도되었다. 데이터베이스는 2010-2014년 까지 충청남도 학교안전공제회에서 학교안전사고에 대해 원인별, 시간별, 장소별로 지급된 건수가 기록된 데이터를 기술통계를 통해 전체 건수와 백분율을 산출하였다. 연구 결과, 학교안전사고의 발생 건수는 연도가 지날수록 증가하였으며, 특히 초등학교의 경우 중학교나 고등학교에 비해 발생률이 높은 것으로 나타났다. 그리고 시간별 분석결과 휴식시간에 가장 높은 비율로 발생하였고, 사고 발생장소로는 운동장의 비율이 가장 높았으며, 사고 발생 원인으로는 학생 부주의로 인한 사고 발생의 비중이 가장 높았다. 안전은 인간의 가장 기본적인 욕구 중에 하나이므로 학교안전사고를 감소시키기 위해 학생 교사요인, 학교시설의 물리적 환경적 요인에 대한 총체적 대책마련이 필요하다고 할 수 있다. 본 연구결과를 바탕으로 학교안전사고를 감소시킬 수 있는 방안과 실효성 확인에 대한 추후 연구를 제언하는 바이다. The purpose of this study is to prevent school safety accidents by conducting an analytic investigation on safety accidents that occur in elementary, middle and high school during 2010-2014 in Chung-Nam. We used the status of safety accidents in school based on the Chung-nam School Safety and Insurance Association database. Data was analyzed by descriptive Statistics. It was found that the incidence of safety accidents in school has increased, and in the case of elementary schools it was higher than in middle school or high school. Safety accidents occurred most during break time, and in schoolyard, and due to student's carelessness. Safety is one of the most basic human needs. To decrease the incidence of safety accidents, we need to set up with comprehensive safety system including human, physical and environmental factors. Based on the this study, it needs more wide study on various countermeasures and to determine effects.

The analysis of implications for Korea education act relevant to law of school accidents in advanced countries.

The analysis of implications for Korea education act relevant to law of school accidents in advanced countries.

Accident Prevention Policy through School Accident Statistical Analysis

Accident Prevention Policy through School Accident Statistical Analysis

학교생활 안전사고 예방을 위한 시설 개선 방향에 관한 연구 - 경기도 초·중·고등학교를 중심으로 -

The majority of school accidents occur due to negligence caused by the student. And there are many accidents caused by inadequate facilities and poor. In order to improve the facilities, a lot of improvement in student life facilities will be preceded conscious about the sense of safety, than the budget. If schools member have a risk recognition through safety training and ongoing attention of all experience-oriented, the occurrence of accidents is significantly reduced. it is needed continuous attentions and careful efforts to improve school facilities. The results were as follows. First, check for accident prevention and the improvement of the school facilities should be made immediately. Second, we need to redefine the standards facilities for school safety accident prevention. Third, the management program is needed to prevented school accident. Fourth, the Hazard identification and risk assessment training is needed.

Assessment of First Aid for Emergency Accidents in Primary Schools in Kirkuk City

Objective: The main objective of the study is to assess the emergency accident among primary school pupils, and type of managements. Methodology: A descriptive study, was conducted in 10 primary school to identify the emergency accident among primary school pupils of Kirkuk city in 1st September 2009 to the 1st April 2010. The sample for the study comprised of 156 primary school pupils selected by purposive sampling technique. The data was collected between 1st October 2009 to 30th April ,2010. Structured questionnaires were used for the data collection. The data of present study was analyzed through the application of descriptive and inferential statistical approaches. Results were determined as significant at (P< 0.05) and high significant at (P <0.01). Results : The study finding revealed that the most accident among the pupils at age 8 and 9 years old with 32(20.5%) ,34(21.8%) percentage respectively, Majority of the sample ware males 99(63.46%), most incidence among 2nd ,3rd ,4th Class with 32(20.52%), 30(19.23%), 34(21.79%) percentage respectively, the study shows that there is high percentage of wounds and bleeding 73(46.79%) denoted among pupils as a type of incidence most of them denoted in the arm 27(17.31%) due to of running and fill to ground 27(17.29%), high parentages of first aid given to study sample as Wound washing 28(17.95%) most of them send to home 82(52.56%). Conclusions: Most accident are among the pupils within age 8 and 9 years old, at 2nd ,3rd ,4th Class, majority of them as wounds and bleeding due to of running and fill to ground and Collision between pupils ,most of them send to home without any first aid. Recommendation The findings of this study indicated the need for educating about first aid practices, both pupils and teachers must be motivated to adopt special training, safety measures and practice to promote first aid.

小中学校事故データを用いた熱中症リスクに関する検討<br>学校における事故と屋外気象条件の関係に関する研究 その３

小中学校事故データを用いた熱中症リスクに関する検討<br>学校における事故と屋外気象条件の関係に関する研究 その３

テキストマイニングを活用した学校管理下におけるスポーツ活動中突然死の発生状況分析

Over 1.1 million injuries and accidents happen in schools every year in Japan. Most of them happen during sports activities such as physical education or sports club activities. In order to prevent accidents it is important to elucidate the contributing factors by focusing on the occurrence. The purpose of this study was to elucidate the characteristics and factors contributing to sudden death during sports activities in schools, by using text-mining analysis. Data was collected from the database of death and disability cases publicized by the Japan Sports Council. There were 127 cases of sudden death during sports activities from 2005 to 2012. The results by morphological analysis and co-occurrence network analysis revealed two characteristics. The first point was that the ′act of running′ had a close relationship with the occurrence of sudden death in schools. The second was that not a few cases of sudden death happened even though the children had done warm-up exercises before the accident. Our results suggest that the relationship with the act of running, warm-up exercise and the occurrence of sudden death should be kept in mind when sports activities in schools are held. In addition, our study shows that data-mining analysis has a potential to objectively analyze more than one million injuries and accidents in schools. Language: ja

An epidemiological evaluation of pediatric long bone fractures - a retrospective cohort study of 2716 patients from two Swiss tertiary pediatric hospitals.

BackgroundChildren and adolescents are at high risk of sustaining fractures during growth. Therefore, epidemiological assessment is crucial for fracture prevention. The AO Comprehensive Injury Automatic Classifier (AO COIAC) was used to evaluate epidemiological data of pediatric long bone fractures in a large cohort.MethodsData from children and adolescents with long bone fractures sustained between 2009 and 2011, treated at either of two tertiary pediatric surgery hospitals in Switzerland, were retrospectively collected. Fractures were classified according to the AO Pediatric Comprehensive Classification of Long Bone Fractures (PCCF).Age, sex, BMI, injury and treatment data were recorded. Children were classified into four age classes and five BMI classes were applied. Seven major accident categories were established. Study parameters were tabulated using standard descriptive statistics. The relationship of categorical variables was tested using the chi-square test. The Children’s BMI was compared to WHO reference data and Swiss population data.ResultsFor a total of 2716 patients (60% boys), 2807 accidents with 2840 long bone fractures (59% radius/ulna; 21% humerus; 15% tibia/fibula; 5% femur) were documented. Children’s mean age (SD) was 8.2 (4.0) years (6% infants; 26% preschool children; 40% school children; 28% adolescents). Adolescent boys sustained more fractures than girls (p < 0.001). The leading cause of fractures was falls (27%), followed by accidents occurring during leisure activities (25%), at home (14%), on playgrounds (11%), and traffic (11%) and school accidents (8%). There was boy predominance for all accident types except for playground and at home accidents. The distribution of accident types differed according to age classes (p < 0.001). Twenty-six percent of patients were classed as overweight or obese — higher than data published by the WHO for the corresponding ages — with a higher proportion of overweight and obese boys than in the Swiss population (p < 0.0001).ConclusionOverall, differences in the fracture distribution were sex and age related. Overweight and obese patients seemed to be at increased risk of sustaining fractures. Our data give valuable input into future development of prevention strategies. The AO PCCF proved to be useful in epidemiological reporting and analysis of pediatric long bone fractures.

A Profile of Unintentional Injuries Among Iranian Adolescents: Findings From the First Health Behavior in School-Aged Children Survey

Objectives: This paper presents a perspective of injuries and consequent school absenteeism in Pakdasht District, Tehran Province, Iran. Patients and Methods: We recruited 2073 students from primary, middle and high schools using two-stage cluster sampling to participate in this cross-sectional study. The tool used was a self-administered questionnaire adopted from the Health Behavior in SchoolAged Children Survey model. Results: A total of 44.2% of students reported at least one injury during the 12- month period prior to the study with a predominance of male gender (P < 0.01). The positive history of trauma showed a reverse correlation with the age of the participants. Participants' residences were the location for the majority (38.5%) of injury cases; girls were more likely to be prone to home injuries, whereas school accidents were reported more frequently by male participants than females (P < 0.001). About 50.4% of those who reported an injury incident had a history of consequent school absence. Conclusions: Male students are more prone to injuries than their female peers. Trauma is a rather common incident in schoolchildren of Pakdasht. About half of the injury cases resulted in school absenteeism. Establishing injury surveillance and implementing prevention programs, including effective health education, is crucial for student’s well-being and reduction of the negative impact of absenteeism on student’s educational achievements.

소아·청소년의 비의도적 손상 예방을 위한 학교기반 교육 프로그램 효과에 대한 체계적 문헌 고찰

【Purpose: This study aims to evaluate the effects of school-based education programmes to prevent unintentional injuries in 7~19 years old. Methods: To perform a systematic literature survey, the researchers searched three databases - MEDLINE (PubMed), EMBASE and THE COCHRANE LIBRARY - for literature relevant to 'safety accidents in school' (published up to October 2013). The term 'school-based unintentional injuries' was used to sort out studies on injuries. This study adopted a pretest-posttest comparative design and the participants were children and adolescents aged 7 to 19 years. Results: The search yielded 9,553 records, of which eight studies were included in the review. The eight studies examined the effect of school-based education programmes to prevent unintentional injuries. The research revealed that education programmes had a significant impact on knowledge improvement and behavior change. Although two studies of the total eight showed a difference in attitude scores between the experimental group and the control group, the difference was not statistically significant. Conclusion: Despite the changes in education and public policy, trauma-related injuries continue to result in an unacceptably high morbidity and mortality, particularly among young people. More effective school health programs, policies and programmatic interventions are needed to reduce safety accidents and improve health among youth.】

東京都区部・市部小中学校教室の事故データを用いた事故リスクに関する検討

The data of accidents in the junior high schools and the elementary schools in the ward areas and the urban districts of Tokyo were investigated with considering the meteorological data of relevant areas and the rate of air conditioners being placed in classrooms. The rate of air conditioners being placed in classrooms in the ward areas of Tokyo was four-six times higher than that in the urban districts of Tokyo. The data of accidents of the elementary / junior high schools were obtained from the NAASH (National Agency for the Advancement of Sports and Health), and the period of analysis was set as 3 years from 2005 to 2007. The data of accidents linked with meteorological data were classified for each level of the outside temperature at the time of occurrence of the accident. From this the relation of the outside temperature and the occurrence rate of accidents were determined. While the occurrence rate of accidents in classrooms in the ward areas during summer period was decreased with the years from 2005 to 2007, that in the urban districts was constant with the years. It was found that the difference in the rate of air conditioners being placed in classrooms might have an effect on the occurrence rate of accidents in the classrooms. The effect in the elementary schools could be greater than that in the junior high schools.

2S6-1 小学校で発生する事故の要因に関する検討

2S6-1 小学校で発生する事故の要因に関する検討

Study on the School Accidents &amp; Safety Rule and the Analysis on the Relevant Cases

Study on the School Accidents &amp; Safety Rule and the Analysis on the Relevant Cases

Exploring educationalists' views on the need for school nurses in secondary schools in Greece

School nurses promote pupils' health, and their balanced physical, mental and social development. School nurses working in the Greek public sector are only employed in special schools and are supervised by the Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs, Culture and Sports. A study was undertaken to explore public secondary school teachers' beliefs about the role of school nurses and whether they thought they would be useful in schools. The majority of respondents believed that the role of the school nurse is to provide first aid (63.9%). Teachers who said that they would feel more secure by the presence of a school nurse in their school were 41 times more likely to believe a school nurse would be useful in the case of school accidents (chi square=57.125, p&lt;0.001,OR=41). The researchers believe that public schools in Greece need to employ school nurses and that the Greek government should consider taking appropriate measures towards this end.

Association between knowledge and attitudes of school nurses towards epilepsy and the risk of accidents in Greek schools

School nurses have the ability to enhance the knowledge and tolerance of an entire community and to form more positive and sensitized attitudes to future adults. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the knowledge and attitudes of nurses and the frequency of accidents caused by epilepsy in Greek schools. Our sample consisted of 306 school nurses from all over the country. It was observed that the knowledge of school nurses on epilepsy was quite high, although there were specific aspects that raise concerns on their preparedness to respond to seizure-related emergencies, while their attitudes, although positive, still need improvement. Accidents caused by epilepsy were reported by half of the nurses, and prevention was considered of major importance. Therefore, organized continuous education programs and clear guidelines by the responsible authorities would help school nurses provide better services to students with epilepsy.

Association between knowledge and attitudes of educators towards epilepsy and the risk of accidents in Greek schools

Accidents in children with epilepsy are an actual concern of teachers and parents in Greece and internationally. The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between the knowledge and attitudes of teachers and the frequency of accidents caused by epilepsy in Greece. The study surveyed 1404 public elementary school teachers from all prefectures of the country by an anonymous questionnaire. Results showed that teachers cannot always recognize the manifestations of an epileptic seizure or an injury caused by it, making it difficult for them to report such incidents, and, sometimes, they use wrong or even dangerous manipulations during seizures. Furthermore, the knowledge and attitudes of teachers were associated with the occurrence of accidents. It is, therefore, of major importance that the responsible authorities provide teachers with appropriate guidelines to respond to such incidents, especially in schools where a school nurse is not present.

Damages to school infrastructure and development to disaster prevention education strategy after Typhoon Morakot in Taiwan

PurposeAs a result of awareness of the increasing school accidents in recent years and severe damage to school infrastructure by Typhoon Morakot, this paper seeks to discuss the current natural disaster prevention education strategy in Taiwan and investigates the seriously damaged schools from Typhoon Morakot.Design/methodology/approachMethods of analysis used in this paper include aerial photo interpretation of landslides and debris flows with the aid of field investigation and spatial rainfall distribution by GIS analysis. Additionally, the reasons attributed to the schools’ damages and disaster prevention education strategies in schools after Morakot are discussed.FindingsAfter an overall review of the current disaster prevention education programs, the following items are to be stressed in disaster prevention education as a result of studying the effects of Typhoon Morakot: integration of disaster prevention education into formal school curricula; teacher training for campus disaster prevention education; development of a coalition of campus and community‐based disaster management; and study of the impact of climate change and school vulnerability. School infrastructure safety evaluation and risk assessment, education materials and design activities for psychological recovery after disasters, and the connection of school safety management and community‐based disaster prevention are deemed urgent after Typhoon Morakot in Taiwan.Originality/valueThe current achievements of disaster prevention education in Taiwan include the development of operation and support mechanisms, curricula development and experimental schools selection, development of teacher training program, the popularization of disaster prevention education, the development and use of learning materials, and the determination of an effective assessment mechanism. It is expected that disaster prevention education will become part of the formal school curricula. School safety and vulnerability assessments as a result of climate change and student psychological recovery following disasters are urgent lessons to be implemented after learning from the results of Typhoon Morakot in Taiwan.