TY - JOUR T1 - Prospective study of school injuries: incidence, types, related factors and initial management JF - Canadian Medical Association Journal JO - CMAJ SP - 1279 LP - 1283 VL - 129 IS - 12 AU - W. Feldman AU - C. A. Woodward AU - C. Hodgson AU - Z. Harsanyi AU - R. Milner AU - E. Feldman Y1 - 1983/12/15 UR - http://www.cmaj.ca/content/129/12/1279.abstract N2 - The rates of school injuries were examined by means of a prospective study of 212 schools during the 1981-82 school year. The results showed an annual incidence rate of 5.4 injury events/100 children, which appears to be an underestimate of the actual rate. Of all the injury events 28.7% resulted in serious injuries. Injuries were significantly more frequent in the elementary as opposed to the secondary schools, and the boys were injured significantly more often than the girls. Most of the injuries occurred during athletic activities. Most of the children with either serious or minor injuries were sent to the school office or returned to the classroom, which indicates that the present level of first-aid training among school personnel is inadequate. ER -