The CHILD Vigilance project is a European study supported by the Injury Prevention & Safety Promotion Section of the European Public Health Association (EUPHA INJ) and aims at assessing parenting knowledge and attitudes that are relevant to supervision and risk taking in children. For children the majority of these injuries occur in or around the home when their safety is the responsibility of a parent or other...
Os acidentes e lesões não intencionais nas crianças entre os 0 e os 4 anos assumem relevante expressão ao nível da dimensão da morbilidade. Assim, apesar dos acidentes domésticos e de lazer (ADL) serem eventos comuns e com impacto no volume das admissões aos Serviços de Urgência (SU), o conhecimento epidemiológico acerca destes acontecimentos ainda é limitado. Este estudo tem como objetivo descrever a distribui...
The pandemic context we are experiencing came to focus efforts and resources in direct response to the health needs caused by this new disease (Covid -19). Injuries are the leading cause of morbidity and mortality in the pediatric population. It is important to study the impact of this pandemic on injuries in this group, as relevant public health. The aim of this study is to describe the temporal changes of the...
The recent lockdown and containment measures have brought about major changes in the daily routines of people and this resulted in profound changes in the cause of injury (e.g. traffic, falls, interpersonal violence) and nature of injury (e.g. hip fracture, traumatic brain injury). Despite the changes in the aetiologies, injuries remained frequent throughout the pandemic. Evidence from the COVID-19 period sugge...