Epidemiology of School Injuries in the Northern Part of Sweden

Abstract

The aim of this one-year investigation of school accidents is to obtain more knowledge for preventive work. In the age-group 7-19 years, 547 injuries were registered, mainly at three hospitals. The incidence rate was 25 per 1000 boys and 20 per 1000 girls per year. Most injuries occurred in intermediate and upper secondary school among boys and in upper school among girls. The relative risk of school injury compared with spare-time injury was 1.8 for boys and 2.6 for girls of compulsory school age. Most injuries occurred in sports area (boys: 34%, girls: 46%). The incidence of sports injuries showed no gender differences. The highest incidence rate was found in senior school girls. Twenty-five percent of all injuries were caused by other pupils, intentional violence being one important mechanism. Head injuries were more common among school injuries compared with spare-time injuries.

School-related injuries: a retrospective 5-year evaluation

“…Hammarstrom et al [1] also found sporting activities to be the most frequent cause among 547 school accidents. The ratio of school sport accidents in the literature is between 33 and 41% [4,11].…”

“…The relative risk of a school accident compared to a nonschool-related accident is 1.8 for boys and 2.6 for girls [1].…”

“…There are data on school systems with different cultures or organizations [1][2][3][4]. Many publications have provided age-and genderrelated data [5][6][7], and the risk associated with school sporting accidents has been well assessed [8][9][10].…”

School injury and gender differentials: a prospective cohort study

“…As sports and physical activities have been promoted as part of health lifestyle, injury during these activities are a problem of public health [4][5][6][7][8]. Some studies have shown that the injury is associated with age, alcohol use, behavior, physical ability, health status, psychosomatic health complaints, sleep disorders, disabilities, and social conditions [9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16].…”

“…The injury is frequent in adolescents and they often result in heavy consequences (lesions, hospitalization, school absence, and care) [1][2][3][4]. As sports and physical activities have been promoted as part of health lifestyle, injury during these activities are a problem of public health [4][5][6][7][8].…”