According to the National Institute of Health Surveillance (InVS), a trend of approximately 10% is observed for two decades. But the data are limited: in 1982, 22,306 leisure accidents were recorded, while they were18188 and 1997This figure is the latest published.
The merit of this development would be to assignà la prévention et à l'information. The main actors are the DGCCRF (Directorate General for Competition, Consumption and the Repression of Fraud), which is responsible for the regulation and removal of hazardous products, the CSC (Commission de la sécurité des consommateurs), which gives advice and recommendations for prevention, INPE (National Institute of prevention and health education) and InVS for monitoring. Some players also play an active role, such asinsurance companies. Advocacy work is continued bydoctorsSuch as GP visits at home, alerting the patient saw a carpet that plisse dangerously in the corridor, or pediatrician warned that a mother on precautions around the baby or the bath.
But despite declining every day, about fifty people are killed in an accident described as' silly or stupid. Thus accidents are given inthird major cause of death in France, Just behind cancer and cardiovascular diseases. Public awareness remains a priority. Accidents are unacceptable andbetween a third and half of the deaths could be avoided.
La maison de tous les dangers
The refuge is considered safe by more than half of French, is not! If leisure accidents include accidents as school, sports, leisure, he should know that 60% of them occur in the home or its immediate surroundings (yard, garden, garage and other dependencies).
Fallsreprésentent la première cause d'accidents (53%). Les enfants de moins de 10 ans et les personnes âgées sont les plus souvent touchés. Viennent seulement ensuite les contacts avec les corps étrangers, comme par exemple l'ingestion de produits toxiques.
As for the most at risk,cookingis the most dangerous for the whole family (poisoning by dangerous products or carbon monoxide, burns, cuts and fires). Just behind isbathroom(burns from hot tap water, slides, drowning). Again, the young and the elderly are particularly exposed.
