1. Environmental and social risk factors of injuries among children in Hungary Bényi Mária National Center for Public Health ISEE, 9-11 June, 2005, Budapest

2. Children are vulnerable to injuries Because they live in a world which they have a little control inhabiting an environment largely built around the needs of adults

3. Survey on injuries among children (Pilot study) Aim: Collecting data about non-fatal injuries among children 0-18 years concerning environmental and social factors Method: Home visitor nurses decribed injuries for year 2003.(211 nurses attended to the survey. The number of case reports were: 1222.)

4. The most ferquent injuries

5. Scene

6. Frequency of scalds

7. Cases of burns

8. Frequency of burns

9. Proportion of falls by age-groups

10. Bicycle accidents by age-groups

11. Different bicycle accidents

12. Poisoning by age-groups

13. Source of poisoning

14. Dog-bites

15. Environmental and social risk factors Unsafe packeges Unsafe kitchen-wear Unsafe storages Unsafe buildings Not existing byke- roads Not existing central heating Poor hausing (opened cisterns, stoves not protected) Big families – crouded flats Parents with low education Agression in the family

16. Prevention of injuries by WHO Education and skills development Promotion of safety devices Supportive home visits Environmental modification Product modification Legislation, regulation and enforcement Community-based studies