Emergency room visits for everyday accidents were halved during confinement. But according to a study published on Wednesday by Public Health France, some serious cases, on the other hand, have increased, such as falls at home or injuries related to gardening.
These everyday accidents, which occur at home, during sports and leisure activities or at school, cause 5 million emergency visits each year in France, several hundred hospitalizations and 20,000 deaths. .
[#Publication] Public Health France publishes an assessment of emergency calls for home accidents during #confinement. The number of emergency room visits for serious accidents at home has increased among children and the elderly 👉https: //t.co/hQxQM1nQcJ
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To follow their evolution more precisely by type, age and injuries, very precise information is collected every year from around ten emergency services, out of around 600. The latest data thus reveal a decrease of 55% (7.115 against 15,881) of the number of emergency visits linked to home accidents during confinement (March 17 to May 11), imposed to curb the Covid-19 epidemic, compared to the same period in 2019.
This decrease, which affects all ages and both men and women, is not really surprising: the closure of schools and the ban on outdoor activities have in fact greatly reduced the accidents occurring in these circumstances. But it could also be linked to the fear of going to the hospital because of the coronavirus. Small exception, however, for children under 2 years of age for whom emergency visits have increased for ingestion of foreign bodies, crushing, cuts, intoxication with chemicals or even burns.
More severe cases at home in some
Severe cases that occurred at home, on the other hand, increased by 20% in children and 25% in those over 45, according to the study. For children, this increase is particularly linked to falls, especially in 2 to 6 year olds. “The modification of family lifestyles due to confinement (teleworking, continuous monitoring of several children at home, school at home, concern related to the disease, etc.) could modify the behavior of parents towards monitoring their children, ”notes Public Health France.
Falls are also partly responsible for the increase in severe cases of domestic accidents among 65-84 year olds. The study points to the limitation of mobility and social ties, as well as the psychological effects of the epidemic in the risk of accidents for this age group. Spending more time at home, the French have also embarked on domestic work. The study thus highlights an increase in serious cases of gardening accidents among 45-74 year olds.
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