[Sport accidents in Haute-Savoie: Results from the EPAC 2004-2013 survey].

Regular physical activity and sport have many health benefits but they can also result in injury, which can be quite severe. Data recorded from 2004 to 2013 in an Haute-Savoie emergency department for the home and leisure injuries survey (EPAC) were analyzed in order to describe the characteristics of sport related injuries in an area particularly attractive for winter and air sports. A total of 43,505 sport related injuries were recorded: team sports (30%), winter sports (25%) and cycling (23%) accounted for the most accidents.

Assessment of 16-month Sequelae Due to Dog Bites Originally Studied in a French Multicenter Survey from 2009 to 2011.

Introduction: Every year in France dog bites lead to several thousand visits to emergency departments and numerous hospital admissions.

Objective: This study aims to describe the sequelae 16 months after dog bites.

Materials And Methods: Following an initial epidemiological study on the severity of 485 dog bites carried out in 8 hospital emergency departments between May 1, 2009, and June 30, 2010, a second study investigating sequelae 16 months after the bite was conducted among 298 patients between September 2010 and December 2011.

[Home and recreational injuries in children under 1year: 10years of experience].

Background: There is little research on the prevalence and characteristics of home and recreational injuries in infants under 12months of age. However, domestic accidents result in an average of 50 infant deaths in France every year.

Methods: A descriptive and retrospective study was conducted, based on data from the permanent investigation on home and recreational injuries in infants under 12months of age (EPAC) published by the Institute for Public Health.

[Methods of data selection from the French medical information system program for trauma patient's analysis: Burns and traumatic brain injuries].

Background: Data from the French medical information system program in medicine, surgery, obstetrics and dentistry can be adapted in some cases and under certain conditions, to account for hospitalizations for injuries. Two areas have been explored: burn and traumatic brain injury victims.

Methods: An algorithm selecting data from the Medical information system program was established and implemented for several years for the study of burn victims.

[Effective interventions to prevent child injuries: a review of the literature].

Child injuries represent an important public health problem. The aim of this paper is to review the current scientific knowledge on interventions designed to prevent child injuries. The current state of knowledge in this area was assessed by means of a specific method involving a review of literature reviews and a classification of health promotion interventions identified in these reviews (rapid reviews).