Actual Conditions of Accidents Occurred among the Babies and Infants in Gifu City

Abstract

To evaluate the actual conditions of accidents occurred among the babies and infants after their birth, questionnaire survey was performed on the seven kinds of accidents, namely, drowning, traffic accident, choking, burn, fall, swallowing a foreign substance and sewing up the wound. During the special health examination for infants in their 1.5 years of age, ?66 questionnaires were filled out by the their mothers living in Gif a city. The results obtained were as follows: 1. There were only half of the infants without experience of any of the seven kinds of accidents. 2. Among seven kinds of accidents, falls were most frequently experienced, and burn accidents were next frequently occurred in the infants. There were no significant differences between boys and girls in the experience rate of each accident. 3. Sex differences were observed in the domestic factors relating to the occurrence of accidents. Namely, in boys, the number of occurred traffic accidents were negatively correlated with the activity of play, and this value for crash from staires were related to the residence in the detached house. On the other hand, in girls, the numbers of occurred choking were correlated with the matter that her mother was a person who mainly took care of infant during the day time. The burn accidents were related to the activity of play and the matter that her mother was not a houswife and a person who mainly took care of her infant during the day time. In addition, the cases of swallowing foreign substances were negatively related to the numbers of the members of her family, and were related to the residence in the detached house. As all of the occurrence of the accidents were not explained by the factors used in this study, it was considered that it is necessary to add other factors in the future study.