Summary:
The study deals with development in the prevention of children’s injuries in the Czech Republic over the last
twenty years. Injuries represent the most serious public-health problem of the child age. Injuries occupy the first
position in the causes of child mortality and their medical, social, psychological and economic consequences are
enormous. The evolution of prevention in the Czech Republic was preceded by isolated activities of enthusiasts and
a certain success was recently reached. A working group dealing with the problems of children’s injuries was
founded at the Pediatric Society of Czech Medical Society J.E.P.; Center of Epidemiology and Child Injury
Prevention was founded; epidemiological studies were started and the World Health Organization Project - Safe
Community, aimed at injury prevention at the community level began to evolve. The problem of injury prevention
became a part of postgraduate education of medical personnel. The originally isolated activities gradually
developed into interdisciplinary collaboration and reached a national level within the framework of National Days
without Injuries.
Key words:
children’s injuries, prevention, development
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