TY - JOUR T1 - Are schools safer for children than public places? JF - Journal of Accident & Emergency Medicine JO - Arch Emerg Med SP - 196 LP - 197 DO - 10.1136/emj.13.3.196 VL - 13 IS - 3 AU - A K Maitra AU - G Sweeney Y1 - 1996/05/01 UR - http://emj.bmj.com/content/13/3/196.abstract N2 - OBJECTIVE--To investigate the frequency and severity of accidents to children in schools. METHODS--Retrospective analysis of accidents occurring in school over a six month period and resulting in attendance at an accident and emergency department. Comparison was made with accidents occurring in public places, RESULTS--During the study period there were 127 school and 251 public place accidents causing fractures or dislocations requiring hospital treatment in 3-16 year old children; 22.4% (127/567) of all injuries at school resulted in fractures or dislocations, as opposed to 20.8% (251/1197) of those sustained in public places. CONCLUSIONS--Injuries at school are a cause for concern as they occur in a supervised environment and this should be the target of accident prevention measures. ER -