HOSPITALISATION AMONG INJURED CHILDREN IN ROAD TRAFFIC AND HOME ACCIDENTS: SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES.

The aim of this study is to compare individual and environmental factors associated with hospitalization consequent to Emergency Departments (ED) admission, among injured children in road traffic and home accidents. Logistic regression has been performed to compare the probability of hospitalization for different individual and environmental factors. Probability of hospitalization is higher during the weekend or among males. This analysis highlights differences between road and home accident hospitalization risk. The ages at risk are different; road accidents involve teenagers and seem to be more associated to behavioral risk factors, while domestic injuries principally involve infants.