PEDIATRIC INJURIES, SAFETY AND PREVENTION
Published: Journal of Experimental & Clinical Medicine, 2018; 7: 63-65
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.52340/jecm.2018.01Keywords:
Pediatric injuries, preventionAbstract
Pediatric injuries are one of the priority directions of public health in the global context. The experience of developed countries, where child safety is at a high level, proves that proper management, integrated and multi-sectoral approach ensures the safety of the physical and social conditions, that in its turn causes the reduction of mortality and morbidity as a result of trauma. In the article is discussed the child traumatic injuries in the global context and in Georgia, furthermore the preventive strategies aimed at reducing traumatic injuries and supporting child safety.
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