Capodanno Senza Danno: the effects of an intervention program on fireworks injuries in Naples

To study the effects of a comprehensive, multifaceted intervention program to reduce fireworks-related injuries during the Italian New Year's holiday season, active surveillance was conducted in the 18 public emergency rooms of Naples, Italy, before and after implementation of the program. Prei...

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Published in:American journal of public health (1971) 1996-01, Vol.86 (1), p.84-86
Main Authors: D'Argenio, P, Cafaro, L, Santonastasi, F, Taggi, F, Binkin, N
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Age
Age Distribution
Amputation
Biological and medical sciences
Blast Injuries - epidemiology
Blast Injuries - prevention & control
Burns - epidemiology
Burns - prevention & control
Chi-Square Distribution
Child
Emergencies
Emergency medical care
Fireworks
Hands
Health surveillance
Holidays - statistics & numerical data
Hospitalization
Humans
Incidence
Injuries
Italy - epidemiology
Medical sciences
Miscellaneous
Naples
New year
Poisson Distribution
Preventive programmes
Public health
Seasons
Surveillance
Traumas. Diseases due to physical agents
Urban Population - statistics & numerical data
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Summary:To study the effects of a comprehensive, multifaceted intervention program to reduce fireworks-related injuries during the Italian New Year's holiday season, active surveillance was conducted in the 18 public emergency rooms of Naples, Italy, before and after implementation of the program. Preintervention data collected between December 24, 1992, and January 6, 1993, were compared with data collected during the same period in 1993-1994. The number of injuries decreased by 48% from 353 to 183, with the greatest declines seen among 10- to 12-year-olds. The broad-based intervention implemented during the 1993-1994 holiday season appears to have substantially reduced the number of injuries.
ISSN:0090-0036
1541-0048
DOI:10.2105/AJPH.86.1.84