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La seguridad en el transporte de los niños: ¿Qué responsabilidad tenemos los pediatras? / Safe transportation of children: what is our responsability as pediatricians?
Agote Robertson, Luis Arturo.
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  • Agote Robertson, Luis Arturo; s.af
Arch. argent. pediatr ; 110(6): 523-529, dic. 2012. ilus, tab
Article in Es | LILACS | ID: lil-662139
Responsible library: AR1.2
RESUMEN
En 2009 murieron en la Argentina 564 niños de 0 a 14 años en accidentes de tránsito, cuya tasa de mortalidad es de 56/100 000 habitantes, el 858% con respecto a Suecia, el país con menor tasa. El 50% viajaban en automóviles; el 30%, en vehículos pesados; el 16,3% murieron en vuelcos, y el 4,5%, en vehículos de dos ruedas. Las lesiones graves y la muerte son más frecuentes en los bebés menores de 1 año. Las sillas de seguridad adecuadas evitan la muerte del 71% de los niños menores de 1 año y del 54% de los de 1 a 6 años. Motivar un mayor uso requiere un trabajo interdisciplinario entre el obstetra y el pediatra para asesorar a la familia. El Estado y las instituciones deben acompañar esta campaña para disminuir los accidentes mortales y sus secuelas.
ABSTRACT
During 2009, 564 children died in Argentina from 0 to 14 in traffic accidents. The mortality rate for road accidents is 56/100 000 inhabitants and is 858% when compared to Sweden, the country with the lowest rate. Fifty percent were children transported in cars, 30% in heavy duty vehicles, 16.3% died when the vehicle overturned and 4.5% died in two wheeled vehicles. Serious injuries and death are more frequent in babies less than a year old. Seventy one per cent of children under 1 year old and 54% of those between 1 and 6 years old would avoid death in an accident if transported in adequate safety seats. This requires a joint effort between obstetricians and pediatricians to inform the family about the right type of safety seat. The State and other institutions should accompany this campaign to reduce the number of fatal accidents and their consequences.
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Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: LILACS Main subject: Pediatrics / Physician's Role / Safety / Automobiles / Wounds and Injuries / Child Restraint Systems Type of study: Guideline Limits: Child / Child, preschool / Humans / Infant Language: Es Journal: Arch. argent. pediatr Journal subject: PEDIATRIA Year: 2012 Document type: Article Country of publication: Argentina
Full text: 1 Collection: 01-internacional Database: LILACS Main subject: Pediatrics / Physician's Role / Safety / Automobiles / Wounds and Injuries / Child Restraint Systems Type of study: Guideline Limits: Child / Child, preschool / Humans / Infant Language: Es Journal: Arch. argent. pediatr Journal subject: PEDIATRIA Year: 2012 Document type: Article Country of publication: Argentina