Tanaka T
Department of Pediatrics, Hachioji Medical Center, Tokyo Medical College, Japan.
Acta Paediatr Jpn. 1993 Jun;35(3):179-85. doi: 10.1111/j.1442-200x.1993.tb03035.x.
Approximately 2000 children aged between 0 and 14 years die annually of accidents and their sequelae in Japan. Moreover, accidents and their sequelae are the leading cause of death in the 1-4 year, 5-9 year and 10-14 year age groups. Accidental drowning and traffic accidents account for 2/3 of all such deaths. Measures for preventing injury in these age groups are clearly necessary, since the mortality rate due to accidents and their sequelae in children 0 to 4 years old is higher in Japan than in European countries. It is considered that the lives of 824 infants aged between 0 and 4 years might be saved annually in Japan if the mortality rate could be reduced to a level comparable to that in Sweden by accident prevention and control. Therefore, a systematic approach for prevention of childhood injury is a high priority in Japan.
在日本，每年约有2000名0至14岁的儿童死于事故及其后遗症。此外，事故及其后遗症是1至4岁、5至9岁和10至14岁年龄组的主要死因。意外溺水和交通事故占所有此类死亡人数的2/3。显然有必要采取措施预防这些年龄组的伤害，因为日本0至4岁儿童因事故及其后遗症导致的死亡率高于欧洲国家。据认为，如果通过预防和控制将死亡率降低到与瑞典相当的水平，日本每年可能挽救824名0至4岁婴儿的生命。因此，在日本，采取系统的方法预防儿童伤害是当务之急。
