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EUROPEAN REPORT ON CHILD INJURY PREVENTION

EUROPEAN REPORT ON CHILD INJURY PREVENTION

Dinesh Sethi

WHO Regional Office for Europe Elizabeth Towner

University of West of England Bristol, United Kingdom Joanne Vincenten

European Child Safety Alliance, EuroSafe Zoetermeer, the Netherlands Maria Segui-Gomez

University of Navarra Pamplona, Spain Francesca Racioppi

WHO Regional Office for Europe

Abstract Injuries are a leading cause of death and disability in children. This report presents evidence on how they can be prevented, and calls for greater commitment and action from policy-makers and practitioners to decrease the burden of injuries. Every year, nearly 42 000 children and teenagers aged 0–19 years die from unintentional injuries in the European Region, where injuries are the leading cause of death in children aged 5–19; 5 out of 6 of these deaths occur in low- and middle-income countries. Irrespective of country income, the burden falls disproportionately on children from the most disadvantaged groups. The leading mechanisms of unintentional injury death in children are road traffic crashes, drowning, poisoning, thermal injuries and falls. Whatever the mechanism, the main causes of injury and their underlying socioeconomic and environmental determinants are similar. Children are particularly vulnerable to injuries, and need special consideration to safeguard their right to health and to a safe environment, free from injury. The evidence base for prevention programmes is presented in this report. Health systems and in particular child health programmes throughout the European Region should prioritize child injury prevention and control. Keywords 1. Wounds and injuries – prevention and control 2. Accident prevention 3. Child welfare 4. Socieconomic factors 6. Europe ISBN 978 92 890 4295 6 Address requests about publications of the WHO Regional Office for Europe to: Publications WHO Regional Office for Europe Scherfigsvej 8 DK-2100 Copenhagen Ø, Denmark Alternatively, complete an online request form for documentation, health information, or for permission to quote or translate, on the Regional Office web site (http://www.euro. who.int/pubrequest). © World Health Organization 2008 All rights reserved. The Regional Office for Europe of the World Health Organization welcomes requests for permission to reproduce or translate its publications, in part or in full. The designations employed and the presentation of the material in this publication do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of the World Health Organization concerning the legal status of any country, territory, city or area or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. Dotted lines on maps represent approximate border lines for which there may not yet be full agreement. The mention of specific companies or of certain manufacturers’ products does not imply that they are endorsed or recommended by the World Health Organization in preference to others of a similar nature that are not mentioned. Errors and omissions excepted, the names of proprietary products are distinguished by initial capital letters. All reasonable precautions have been taken by the World Health Organization to verify the information contained in this publication. However, the published material is being distributed without warranty of any kind, either express or implied. The responsibility for the interpretation and use of the material lies with the reader. In no event shall the World Health Organization be liable for damages arising from its use. The views expressed by authors, editors, or expert groups do not necessarily represent the decisions or the stated policy of the World Health Organization.

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CONTENTS

ACRONYMS

VII

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

VIII

FOREWORD

XI

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

XII

1. OVERVIEW: CHILD INJURIES IN THE WHO EUROPEAN REGION 1.1 Introduction 1.2 The concept of childhood and why children need special attention 1.3 Reason to focus on child injuries in the European Region 1.4 A changing Region with social inequalities 1.5 Injury prevention: an issue of social and environmental justice in the European Region 1.6 Global and European policy initiatives 1.7 Overcoming the problem 1.8 Defining a child and an injury 1.9 References

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2. BURDEN OF UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Variations in the burden 2.3 Leading causes of injury 2.4 Variations by age and sex 2.5 Inequalities in the Region by country income 2.6 Beyond fatal injuries 2.7 The burden of injuries 2.8 Costs of injuries in children 2.9 Conclusions 2.10 References

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3. ROAD TRAFFIC INJURIES 3.1 Introduction 3.2 Burden in the Region 3.2.1 Mortality 3.2.2 Sociopolitical and economic change in the Region 3.2.3 Changing patterns of transport and exposure 3.2.4 Socioeconomic determinants 3.2.5 Gender 3.2.6 Morbidity 3.2.7 Psychological and social effects 3.2.8 Costs

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3.3 Risk factors for RTIs 3.4 What can be done 3.4.1 Societal responsibility 3.4.2 Community awareness 3.4.3 Improving road design 3.4.4 Speed 3.4.5 Alcohol 3.4.6 Child car restraints, seat-belts and seating position 3.4.7 Helmets 3.4.8 Conspicuity 3.5 Conclusions 3.6 References

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4. DROWNING 4.1 Introduction 4.2 Burden in the Region 4.2.1 Mortality 4.2.2 Morbidity 4.3 Why children are at risk 4.3.1 Socioeconomic determinants 4.3.2 Economic change 4.3.3 Tourism 4.3.4 Medical conditions 4.3.5 Supervision 4.3.6 Alcohol 4.3.7 Transport 4.3.8 Climate change 4.4 Prevention 4.4.1 Engineering and environmental approaches 4.4.2 Legislation and standards 4.4.3 Education and skill development 4.4.4 Measures to avoid 4.5 Conclusions 4.6 References

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5. POISONING 5.1 Introduction 5.2 Burden in the Region 5.2.1 Mortality 5.2.2 Morbidity 5.2.3 Costs 5.3 Risk factors 5.3.1 Age and gender 5.3.2 Poisonous agents 5.3.3 Socioeconomic determinants and association with poverty 5.3.4 Characteristics of the agent 5.3.5 Storage of chemicals 5.3.6 Seasonal variation 5.4 Prevention 5.4.1 Environmental modification 5.4.2 Engineering approaches

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5.4.3 Legislative approaches 5.4.4 Educational approaches 5.4.5 Poison control centres and health care 5.4 Conclusions 5.5 References

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6. THERMAL INJURIES 6.1 Introduction 6.2 Burden in the Region 6.2.1 Mortality 6.2.2 Morbidity 6.2.3 Costs 6.3 Risk factors 6.3.1 Age 6.3.2 Gender 6.3.3 Environmental factors 6.3.4 Tobacco and alcohol 6.3.5 Supervision 6.3.6 Socioeconomic determinants and association with poverty 6.3.7 Medical conditions and “outsider” status 6.3.8 Fireworks 6.3.9 Ultraviolet radiation exposure through tourism 6.3.10 Fire disasters 6.4 What can be done 6.4.1 Design and other engineering measures 6.4.2 Environmental modifications 6.4.3 Legislative approaches 6.4.4 Educational approaches 6.4.5 First aid for thermal injuries 6.4.6 Management of burns 6.4.7 Intersectoral action 6.5 Conclusions 6.6 References

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7. FALLS 7.1 Introduction 7.2 Burden in the Region 7.2.1 Mortality 7.2.2 Morbidity 7.2.3 Costs 7.3 Risk factors 7.3.1 Age, developmental stage and gender 7.3.2 Environments 7.3.3 Consumer products 7.3.4 Playground equipment 7.3.5 Contact with animals 7.3.6 Poverty 7.3.7 Supervision 7.3.8 Work environments 7.4 What can be done 7.4.1 Environmental and engineering approaches

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7.4.2 Legislation and standards 7.4.3 Combined strategies 7.5 Conclusions 7.6 References

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8. CONCLUSIONS AND POINTS FOR ACTION 8.1 Cross-cutting themes 8.1.1 Diversity 8.1.2 Change 8.1.3 Vulnerability 8.1.4 Child rights 8.1.5 Social determinants and poverty 8.1.6 Intersectoral action 8.1.7 Prevention and control 8.1.8 Potential lives saved 8.2 The way forward 8.2.1 Action points 8.3 Conclusions 8.4 References

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APPENDIX Annex 1. Data sources Annex 2. Methods Annex 3. Conceptual approaches to injury prevention Annex 4. Additional results

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ACRONYMS

APOLLO APSI CEHAPE CIS DALY ECMT EC EU EuroSafe GBD GDP HIC HFA-DB HFA-MDB HFA-DM ICD ICD-9 ICD-9 BTL ICD-10 ILO LMIC MKD NGO PFD RAPEX RTI RoSPA SMR UNECE UNICEF

Strategies and Best Practices for the Reduction of Injuries Portuguese Association for Child Safety Promotion Children’s Environment and Health Action Plan for Europe Commonwealth of Independent States disability-adjusted life-year European Conference of Ministers of Transport European Commission European Union (27 countries) European Association for Injury Prevention and Safety Global Burden of Disease (WHO study) Gross Domestic Product high-income countries WHO health for all database WHO health for all mortality database for 67 causes WHO health for all detailed mortality database WHO International Classification of Diseases ICD, ninth revision ICD-9 basic tabular list ICD, tenth revision International Labour Organization low- and middle-income countries The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia nongovernmental organization personal flotation device Rapid alert system for non-food consumer products road traffic injury Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents standardized mortality rate United Nations Economic Commission for Europe United Nations Children’s Fund

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FOREWORD

Injuries are the leading cause of death in children aged 5–19 years in the WHO European Region, and send many millions of children to hospitals or emergency departments, possibly leading to lifelong disabilities. Injuries thus pose a huge drain on the resources of not only health systems but also society at large. The burden is unequally distributed in the Region, with most of it falling on low- and middle-income countries. Regardless of the level of country income, a disproportionate share of the burden of injuries falls on children from deprived backgrounds and minority groups. For many households, the loss is not just limited to a child’s pain and suffering; death or disability can be crippling both psychologically and financially. This inequity in child injury in Member States across the European Region is a cause of social injustice that needs to be addressed. Some Member States’ successes in reducing child mortality from injuries show that many of these deaths, and many injuries, could be prevented. If all countries in the Region matched the performance of the safest, nearly 3 out of 4 injury deaths could be prevented, along with many more non-fatal injuries and disabilities. These figures show the urgent need to take action to address this problem. Mounting a response to injuries requires more than one sector, and the lack of ownership and leadership of the task has led to fragmented activity and a lack of coordination. A wealth of evidence indicates that the way forward is to use a combination of approaches: environmental modification, engineering of safer products, legislation to require these changes and education to stress the importance of using safety equipment. Organized effort by society can prevent childhood injury, but this requires strong and sustained commitment across all levels of government and society, as well as the necessary resources, capacity and policy frameworks for effective multidisciplinary action. By giving child injury prevention greater priority, Member States will join a global effort to reduce a leading cause of child mortality, and creating a safer and more just society for children in the European Region. We at the WHO Regional Office for Europe hope that this report, which accompanies the 8PSMESFQPSUPODIJMEJOKVSZ prevention, will be used across the European Region to highlight the magnitude of the problem and support policy-makers, professionals and activists in mainstreaming the child injury prevention agenda both within and outside the health sector.

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Road traffic injury ćSPVHIPVUUIF3FHJPO SPBEUSBďDJOKVSJFTBSFUIFMFBEJOHNFDIBOJTN PGGBUBMJOKVSJFTćFZBSFBMTPBMFBEJOHDBVTFPGUSBVNBUJDCSBJOBOEMJNC JOKVSJFT SFTVMUJOH JO MPOHUFSN EJTBCJMJUZ BNPOH DIJMESFO 5SBWFMMJOH is an essential component of the daily lives of children on their way to TDIPPM IPNF BOE QMBZ $IJMESFO OFFE TQFDJBM DPOTJEFSBUJPO CFDBVTF UIFZBSFWVMOFSBCMFBOEJOFYQFSJFODFESPBEVTFST*O BOFTUJNBUFE DIJMESFOBOEBEPMFTDFOUTBHFEoZFBSTEJFEGSPNSPBEUSBďD JOKVSJFTćFSBUFTWBSZJOUIF3FHJPO XJUIBUISFFGPMEEJČFSFODFCFUXFFO UIFDPVOUSJFTXJUIUIFIJHIFTUBOEMPXFTUEFBUISBUFT$IJMESFOMJWJOH JOMPXBOENJEEMFJODPNFDPVOUSJFTIBWFBGPMEJODSFBTFESJTLPG EZJOHGSPNSPBEUSBďDJOKVSZDPNQBSFEXJUIDIJMESFOJOIJHIJODPNFDPVOUSJFT$IJMESFOGSPNEFQSJWFECBDLHSPVOETBSF BUJODSFBTFESJTL FTQFDJBMMZBTQFEFTUSJBOTBOEDZDMJTUT CFDBVTFPGFYQPTVSFUPVOTBGFFOWJSPONFOUT6OTBGFSPBEEFTJHO speed, excessive alcohol and failure to use safety devices are the leading risk factors. XII EUROPEAN REPORT ON CHILD INJURY PREVENTION

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Poisoning 1PJTPOJOHSFNBJOTUIFUIJSEMFBEJOHDBVTFPGVOJOUFOUJPOBMJOKVSZEFBUIDIJMESFO BOE BEPMFTDFOU BHFE o ZFBST EJFE GSPN BDVUF QPJTPOJOH JO JO UIF 3FHJPO *OFRVBMJUZJTTVCTUBOUJBMJOUIF3FHJPOCPUICFUXFFODPVOUSJFTBOEXJUIJODPVOUSJFTćF DPVOUSJFTXJUIUIFIJHIFTUBOEMPXFTUSBUFTEJČFSCZUIJSUZGPME BOEPGQPJTPOJOH EFBUITPDDVSJOUIFMPXBOENJEEMFJODPNFDPVOUSJFTJOUIF3FHJPOćFIPNFJTUIF most common setting for childhood poisoning, and children are particularly at risk when IBSNGVMTVCTUBODFTBSFTUPSFEJOOPODIJMEQSPPGDPOUBJOFSTPSXJUIJOFBTZSFBDI*O UIF3FHJPO QIBSNBDFVUJDBMT IPVTFIPMEBHFOUT QFTUJDJEFTBOEQMBOUTDBVTFNPTUDBTFT PGGBUBMQPJTPOJOH"DVUFJOUPYJDBUJPOXJUIBMDPIPMBNPOHPMEFSDIJMESFOJTBHSPXJOH concern. *GBMMDPVOUSJFTJOUIF3FHJPOIBEUIFTBNFSBUFBTUIFDPVOUSZXJUIUIFMPXFTUSBUF UIFOPGEFBUITDPVMECFBWFSUFE &WJEFODFGSPNDPVOUSJFTXJUIMPXSBUFTTIPXTUIBUNPEJGZJOHUIFFOWJSPONFOU TVDIBTDIJMESFTJTUBOUDMPTVSFT TBGFTUPSBHF SFEVDJOHUIFBWBJMBCJMJUZPGUPYJDTVCTUBODFT EJTQFOTJOHNFEJDJOFTJOOPOMFUIBMRVBOUJUJFTBOEFTUBCMJTIJOHQPJTPODPOUSPM centres, is a good investment in prevention. However, obstacles remain in further reducing the incidence and morbidity of QPJTPOJOH5PFOTVSFDPPSEJOBUFEBDUJPO OBUJPOBMQMBOTGPSQSFWFOUJOHQPJTPOJOHOFFEUPCFEFWFMPQFEUIBUJODMVEFUIFTF JOUFSWFOUJPOT5BSHFUFEBDUJPOUPSFEVDFBDVUFBMDPIPMJOUPYJDBUJPOBNPOHDIJMESFOJTBMTPOFFEFE

Thermal injuries ćFSNBMJOKVSJFTBSFBMFBEJOHDBVTFPGEFBUIBOEEJTĕHVSFNFOUBNPOHDIJMESFO&BDIZFBS DIJMESFOBHFEoZFBST EJFGSPNUIFSNBMJOKVSJFTJOUIF3FHJPO BOENBOZPGUIPTFXIPTVSWJWFUIFSNBMJOKVSJFTBSFQFSNBOFOUMZTDBSSFEPSEJTBCMFE *OFRVBMJUZJTTVCTUBOUJBMCFUXFFOBOEXJUIJODPVOUSJFTJOUIF3FHJPOUIFEFBUISBUFTJOUIFDPVOUSJFTXJUIUIFIJHIFTUBOE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY XIII

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The way forward ćJTSFQPSUIJHIMJHIUTUIFFOPSNPVTTDBMFPGUIFMPTTUPTPDJFUZGSPNJOKVSZBNPOHDIJMESFOJOUIF8)0&VSPQFBO3FHJPO BOEUIFIVHFQPUFOUJBMGPSQSFWFOUJPOCZBEESFTTJOHVOEFSMZJOHSJTLTBOEFYQPTVSFT*GBMMDPVOUSJFTJOUIF3FHJPOIBEUIF TBNFJOKVSZNPSUBMJUZSBUFTBNPOHDIJMESFOBTUIFDPVOUSJFTXJUIUIFMPXFTUSBUFT UIJTXPVMEBWPJEBOFTUJNBUFEPG UIFTFEFBUITćFFYQFSJFODFBDDVNVMBUFECZTFWFSBM&VSPQFBODPVOUSJFTTIPXTUIBUTVTUBJOFEBOETZTUFNBUJDBQQSPBDIFT UIBUBEESFTTUIFVOEFSMZJOHDBVTFTPGJOKVSJFT TVDIBTUIFJSTPDJPFDPOPNJDBOEFOWJSPONFOUBMEFUFSNJOBOUT DBONBLF BMMDPVOUSJFTJOUIF3FHJPOBNPOHUIFTBGFTUJOUIFXPSME4FWFSBMBDUJPOQPJOUTBSFSFDPNNFOEFEGPSUBLJOHUIJTGPSXBSE (MPCBMBOE&VSPQFBOQPMJDZEFWFMPQNFOUTVOEFSQJOUIJTBDUJPO Provide leadership in integrating the prevention of injury among children and adolescents into a comprehensive approach to their health and development"DPNQSFIFOTJWFTUSBUFHZGPSUIFIFBMUIBOEEFWFMPQNFOUPGDIJMESFOBOE BEPMFTDFOUTOFFETUPJODMVEFJOKVSZCFDBVTFJUJTBMFBEJOHDBVTFPGEFBUIBOEEJTBCJMJUZBNPOHDIJMESFOćJTSFQPSU QSPWJEFTFWJEFODFPGFČFDUJWFBDUJPO BOEJOUFHSBUJOHUIJTJOUPBDPNQSFIFOTJWFBQQSPBDIXJMMPQUJNJ[FIFBMUIHBJO Develop and implement a policy and plan for preventing injury among children that involves other sectors. *OUFSTFDUPSBMBDUJWJUJFTBSFFTTFOUJBMGPSTVDDFTTGVMMZQSFWFOUJOHJOKVSZBOELFZUPBQMBOGPSQSFWFOUJOHJOKVSZBNPOH DIJMESFO&ČPSUTTIPVMEJODMVEFTFDUPSTPGHPWFSONFOU UIFQSJWBUFTFDUPS OPOHPWFSONFOUBMPSHBOJ[BUJPOT UIFNBTT NFEJBBOEUIFHFOFSBMQVCMJD XJUIBDMFBSBMMPDBUJPOPGSFTQPOTJCJMJUJFTBOESFTPVSDFTćFTUSBUFHZTIPVMEJODMVEFBMM DIJMESFO FTQFDJBMMZ UIPTF JO MPXJODPNF BOE FUIOJD NJOPSJUZ DPNNVOJUJFT 4VDI B TUSBUFHZ TIPVME CF DPPSEJOBUFE with the promotion of physical activity through walking, cycling and swimming in safe environments and the safe use PGQVCMJDUSBOTQPSU"DPNQSFIFOTJWFQPMJDZGSBNFXPSLXPVMEBMTPPWFSDPNFUIFGSBHNFOUFEBQQSPBDIUPQSFWFOUJOH JOKVSZ

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Conclusion "DIJFWJOHHSFBUFSTPDJBMKVTUJDFJOUIF8)0&VSPQFBO3FHJPOSFRVJSFTFMJNJOBUJOHJOFRVJUZJOJOKVSJFTBNPOHDIJMESFO ćFHSFBUFTUCVSEFOPGJOKVSZJOUIF3FHJPOJTDPODFOUSBUFEJOMPXBOENJEEMFJODPNFDPVOUSJFT XJUISBUFTPGJOKVSZ NPSUBMJUZBNPOHDIJMESFONPSFUIBOUISFFUJNFTHSFBUFSUIBOJOIJHIJODPNFDPVOUSJFT*OIJHIJODPNFDPVOUSJFT EFQSJWFE DPNNVOJUJFTCFBSBEJTQSPQPSUJPOBUFMZIJHIFSTIBSFPGUIFCVSEFO/FWFSUIFMFTT GFXDPVOUSJFTIBWFEFWPUFEBEFRVBUF SFTPVSDFTUPQSFWFOUJOHVOJOUFOUJPOBMJOKVSJFTBNPOHDIJMESFOBOEBEPMFTDFOUT4PDJFUJFTIBWFBSFTQPOTJCJMJUZUPQSPUFDU DIJMESFOBOEBEPMFTDFOUTCZQSPWJEJOHTBGFFOWJSPONFOUT1SPHSBNNFTPODIJMESFOTIFBMUIUISPVHIPVUUIF3FHJPONVTU FOTVSFUIBUUIFZJODMVEFQSFWFOUJOHBOEDPOUSPMMJOHJOKVSZBNPOHDIJMESFOćJTJNQPSUBOUQSPCMFNSFRVJSFTBUUFOUJPO commitment, resources and action now.

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CHAPTER 1 OVERVIEW: CHILD INJURIES IN THE WHO EUROPEAN REGION 1.1 Introduction "DSPTT UIF MFOHUI BOE CSFBEUI PG UIF 8)0 &VSPQFBO 3FHJPO JOKVSJFTLJMMDIJMESFOPSMFBWFUIFNJOQBJOPSXJUI EJTBCJMJUJFT /P DPVOUSZ JT JNNVOF GSPN UIJT QSPCMFN CVU UIF SBUFT PG GBUBM BOE OPOGBUBM JOKVSZ WBSZ XJEFMZ SFĘFDUJOHUIFEJWFSTFDPOEJUJPOTJOUIF3FHJPOćFNBJO DBVTFTPGJOKVSZBOEUIFJSVOEFSMZJOHTPDJPFDPOPNJDBOE environmental determinants, however, are strikingly similar. ćFCVSEFOGBMMTEJTQSPQPSUJPOBUFMZPODIJMESFOGSPNUIF most disadvantaged groups and in the countries undergoing UIFHSFBUFTUTPDJPFDPOPNJDDIBOHFćJTVOFRVBMEJTUSJCVUJPO PG JOKVSJFT UISFBUFOT UP GVSUIFS XJEFO UIF HBQ JO IFBMUI JOFRVBMJUJFTCFUXFFOBOEXJUIJODPVOUSJFT BOEDBVTFTTPDJBM JOKVTUJDF /FWFSUIFMFTT TFWFSBM &VSPQFBO DPVOUSJFT IBWF EFWFMPQFEDPNQSFIFOTJWFBOEFWJEFODFCBTFEBQQSPBDIFT UP JOKVSZ QSFWFOUJPO BOE SBOL BNPOH UIF TBGFTU JO UIF XPSMEćJTFYQFSJFODFJTBWBMVBCMFSFTPVSDFGPSUIF3FHJPO showing that strong and sustained commitment can result JO NBKPS QSPHSFTT ćJT DPVME FODPVSBHF BMM DPVOUSJFT UP address this preventable cause of premature death and TVČFSJOH UIFSFCZSFEVDJOHJOFRVBMJUJFTJOTPDJFUZ ćJTSFQPSUJTBDPNQBOJPOUPUIFWorld report on child injury prevention (1)BOEGPDVTFTPOUIF&VSPQFBOEJNFOTJPO PGUIFJTTVF*UUIFSFGPSFIJHIMJHIUTUIFJNQPSUBODFPGJOKVSJFT as a leading cause of death and disability in children in the 8)0&VSPQFBO3FHJPO QSFTFOUTFWJEFODFPOIPXUIFZDBO CFQSFWFOUFEBOEDBMMTGPSHSFBUFSBDUJPOGSPNQPMJDZNBLFST and practitioners to decrease the burden. 5IJT GJSTU DIBQUFS FYBNJOFT UIF CVSEFO EFTDSJCFT JOFRVBMJUJFT UIF TPDJBM EFUFSNJOBOUT PG JOKVSJFT BOE UIF SJTL GBDUPST BOE QSFTFOUT TPNF PG UIF FWJEFODF PO XIBU XPSLT GPS QSFWFOUJPO $IBQUFS GPDVTFT PO UIF PWFSBMM CVSEFOGSPNBMMJOKVSJFTBOETFUTUIFTDFOFGPSUIF3FHJPO ćFTVCTFRVFOUDIBQUFSTEFTDSJCFUIFCVSEFOBOEEFBMXJUI QSFWFOUJOH UIF MFBEJOH VOJOUFOUJPOBM JOKVSZ DBVTFT ćF ĕOBMDIBQUFSTVNNBSJ[FTUIFFWJEFODFBOEDBMMTPOQPMJDZ makers, practitioners and researchers from all sectors to QSPUFDU &VSPQFT DIJMESFO GSPN UIJT QVCMJD IFBMUI UISFBU using solutions based on the best evidence.

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1.4 A changing Region with social inequalities

1.5 Injury prevention: an issue of social and environmental justice in the European Region

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BOX 1.1

Recent findings of a systematic review of injury inequalities Childhood injuries show some of the steepest social gradients in mortality in the WHO European Region. Studies from Greece, Ireland, Spain, Sweden, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom demonstrate that children from less affluent areas suffer and die from injuries much more than their more affluent peers. Studies of the mechanisms contributing to this social patterning show that one of the major risk factors is the unsafe home, play and road environments of children in deprived areas. This contributes greatly to the risk differentials in death and injuries. Making children’s environments inherently safer by using passive safety countermeasures can reverse the social inequities in injury. These interventions tackle the physical exposures that put children at risk. For example, ameliorating material deprivation at home by providing better housing and modifying the traffic environment to ensure that children are not exposed to dangerous situations have been shown to result in fewer injuries, thereby reducing the safety differentials between different social groups. Policy-makers and opinion leaders are increasingly concerned that the current trend in social inequalities in health constitutes a major threat to health. In particular, existing health targets, such as those for improved life expectancy and reduced child mortality, may not be achieved. Equityoriented policies and interventions have been proposed as responses. Safety for all is their cornerstone, and they should be enacted within and outside the health sector (23).

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Preventing injuries Injury prevention involves primary, secondary and tertiary prevention. Primary prevention aims to prevent the injury event in the first place through, for example, stair gates to prevent falls or drink–driving legislation to reduce the risk of road traffic injury. Secondary prevention seeks to reduce the risk of injury once an event has occurred. A smoke alarm will not prevent a fire but may enable occupants to escape a building before they are overcome by smoke or burned. Tertiary prevention aims to minimize the consequences of an injury, for example, by providing first aid and emergency trauma care.

BOX 1.2

Collective action in Europe to develop and implement national child safety action plans As injury is the leading cause of death for children in every Member State in the European Region, having a government-endorsed plan to address this critical health issue is an essential step in meeting children’s rights to safety. More than 30 countries are developing such plans within the framework of the Child Safety Action Plan initiative, led and coordinated by the European Child Safety Alliance of the European Association for Injury Protection and Safety Promotion (EuroSafe), with the support of the EC, WHO and UNICEF. This European project is undertaking joint action and uses standard indicators and other tools to assess the state of child injury in participating countries, identify gaps and priority issues, and select evidence-based good practices to outline multisectoral plans with clear commitments and action steps. The assessments undertaken by each country form the basis of national-level child safety report cards and profiles, which allow benchmarking in and between countries at baseline and as implementation proceeds. Seeking participation and endorsement from the governments of each country is designed to enhance plan uptake and gain further commitment to leadership, infrastructure and capacity commensurate with the size of the issue. Participating countries are making progress, with several now implementing plans, and all have indicated that the process has placed child injury higher on the political agenda and led to a more coordinated approach to child injury prevention for those that have moved beyond the assessment stage. Further information is available from EuroSafe (41). 4 EUROPEAN REPORT ON CHILD INJURY PREVENTION

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CHAPTER 2 BURDEN OF UNINTENTIONAL INJURIES 2.1 Introduction This chapter describes the burden and causes of unintentional injuries in children aged 0–19 years in the WHO European Region (Box 2.1).

2.2 Variations in the burden In 2004, 42 000 Europeans younger than 20 years died from unintentional injuries (1). While injuries are the leading cause of death in those aged 5–19 years, three causes –road traffic, drowning and poisoning – rank among the top 15 causes of death in those aged 0–19 years (Table 2.1). The ranks of different injury types vary with victims’ ages. Road traffic injury is the leading cause of death for those aged 5–19, while drowning holds this rank for the group aged 1–4 years (Annex 4, Table 1). The average age-standardized mortality rate for the group aged 0–19 years in the Region – 18.4 per 100 000 population – masks great variation between countries. When taken together, the rates in LMICs (25.4 per 100 000 population) are more than three times those for HICs (7.9 per 100 000). Comparisons between countries show even greater inequality. Deaths in the countries with the highest rates are almost seven times those in the countries with the lowest rates (Fig. 2.1). Death rates are highest in the Russian Federation, Kazakhstan and the Republic of Moldova and lowest in the Netherlands, Israel and Switzerland. Some countries, such as those in the Caucasus and Balkan region, have less reliable data for the period studied, which are more difficult to interpret (2).

2.3 Leading causes of injury The leading causes of fatal unintentional injuries were road traffic (39%), drowning (14%), poisoning (7%), fires and falls (4% each) (Fig. 2.2). Other causes – including deaths from suffocation, choking, strangulation, hypoand hyperthermia, animal bites, natural disasters, etc. – account for a high proportion of deaths (32%). As the leading causes change with age, those for children aged under 10 years are drowning and road traffic injuries (both 21%), followed by poisoning (8%), while those for older children are RTIs (51%), drowning (9%) and poisoning (7%) (Annex 4, Fig. 5).

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Table 2.1 Ranking of 15 leading causes of death in people aged 0–19 years in the WHO European Region, 2004 Rank 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15

Cause of death Perinatal causes Lower respiratory infections Diarrhoeal diseases Congenital anomalies Road traffic injuries Self-inflicted injuries Meningitis Drowning Leukaemia Violence Upper respiratory infections Poisoning Endocrine disorders HIV/AIDS Epilepsy

Source: The global burden of disease: 2004 update (1).

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DATA SOURCES 77

ANNEX 2 METHODS Standardized mortality rates and rate ratios Mortality data by age and sex provide a convenient and essential measure of disease or injury estimates of lives lost. The first analytical step in any estimation of the burden of disease or injury is to assess the age-specific death rates, by sex, for a given population for the reference year chosen for the study. This last should be chosen to be the most recent year for which data are available and might coincide with the census year or one for which extensive epidemiological and demographic data are accessible from other sources (1). In this report, two mortality indicators were calculated for further analysis: 1. Age-specific crude mortality rates (CDR) were calculated as follows: ,w with D = deaths; P = population; and i = age group.

2. Standardized mortality rates use a set of weights from a standard population, the reference population (European or world population structure) to compare different mortality profiles inside the WHO European Region. The formula is as follows (1):

,w with D = deaths; P = population; i = age group; and N = last age group; W = weight g =

Reference populationi R Total reference populationi

Age-standardized rates were calculated using the direct method and the European standard population structure (Table 3). TTable 1 European standard population weights Age (years)

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