RESUMEN
The aim of this study was to shed light on the problem of childhood injury,its causative factors, severity of injury and methods for prevention. Aprospective study was done on 2286 injured children [less than 5 years old]admitted to two big teaching hospitals in Alexandria during six months period. Results indicated that more children were encountered in the age group 1 <3years [52.0%]. Boys predominated girls with a sex ratio of 1.5: 1. Home was found to be the main place where accident occurs [88.6%]. Trauma is the leading cause of injury [61.3%], especially accidental falls, followed by poisoning [26.0%], then burns [3.5%]. Extremities were the main site of injury in 61.2%, followed by the head [33.2%]. The fatality rate was 1.48%. It was concluded that prevention is the main objective attitude against childhood injuries. Preventive programs should be initiated and received high priority in Egypt and they should be directed mainly to safety inside home