Introduction:

The term unintentional injury is defined as that injury not caused in a premeditated manner; being one of the most frequent causes of death among children of all ages.

Material and Methods:

A descriptive, cross-sectional analysis and retrospective data collection study was conducted in the emergency database of a third level pediatric hospital from the Dominican Republic, with the objective of Determine the prevalence of unintentional injuries.

Results:

The total prevalence of unintentional injuries was 12.1%. The most frequent sex was male with 61.6%, most frequent age range 1-14 years with 29.2%. According to the diagnosis, trauma is in the first place with 94.1%, highlighting that this is the main diagnosis in order of frequency in both sexes.

Conclusions:

The total prevalence of unintended injuries was 12.1%. The most frequent sex was male. In all unintended injuries identified, the most affected age range was 1-4 years.

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