Three basic convictions: a recipe for preventing child injuries.

This paper represents a personal reflection on what is needed worldwide to prevent child injuries. It repeats messages that have been frequently delivered in the past. The main points are: first, the need for everyone to accept the view that, ultimately, injuries are a health problem and health departments must view them as such.

School injuries and preventive policies and programs.

Background: Injuries are a major source of morbidity and mortality throughout childhood and many occur on school premises. Differences in policies, programs and practises at the level of school boards or individual schools may account for some of the differences in injury rates among schools.

Methods: We used data from the Montreal Children's Hospital to identify children injured at school.