FOLTRAN, Francesca, Paola BERCHIALLA, Dario GREGORI, Anne PITKARANTA, Ivo ŠLAPÁK, Janka JAKUBÍKOVÁ, Luisa BELLUSSI and Desiderio PASSALI. Stationery injuries in the upper aerodigestive system: Results from the Susy Safe Project. International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 2012, vol. 76, No 1, p. S67-S72, 6 pp. ISSN 0165-5876. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijporl.2012.02.016.
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Original name Stationery injuries in the upper aerodigestive system: Results from the Susy Safe Project
Authors FOLTRAN, Francesca, Paola BERCHIALLA, Dario GREGORI, Anne PITKARANTA, Ivo ŠLAPÁK, Janka JAKUBÍKOVÁ, Luisa BELLUSSI and Desiderio PASSALI.
Edition International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology, Amsterdam, Elsevier, 2012, 0165-5876.
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Original language English
Type of outcome Article in a journal
Field of Study 30200 3.2 Clinical medicine
Country of publisher Netherlands
Confidentiality degree is not subject to a state or trade secret
Impact factor Impact factor: 1.350
Organization unit Faculty of Medicine
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijporl.2012.02.016
UT WoS 000303901500014
Keywords in English Foreign body injuries; Stationery; Children
Tags International impact, Reviewed
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Abstract
Rationale and aim: Foreign body (FB) injuries are a relatively frequent event in young children. Clinical picture can be evidently affected from different variables. Among those size, shape, type and FB location cover an important issue. Increased attempts have been made in order to encourage normative interventions for products devoted to children's care and entertainment, reaching acceptable safety level; on the contrary, fewer efforts have been devoted to investigate the risk associated to objects that - even if not expressly created for children - are easy accessed by children, like stationery. Conclusions: Injuries are events that in many cases can be prevented with appropriate strategies. Passive environmental strategies, including product modification by manufacturers, are the most effective. However, regulation regarding small parts of potentially dangerous objects covers products addressed to children use but objects not projected for children, such as stationary items, are excluded. Our study testifies that stationary is involved in a non-negligible percentage of FB injuries, mainly due to insertion in the ears. Frequently, injuries happen under adult supervision. These results confirm the fact that when passive preventive strategies are not practical, active strategies that promote behavior change are necessary and information about this issue should be included in all visits to family pediatricians.
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