The European Survey on Foreign Bodies Injuries (EFSBI) was a study conducted in 19 European Hospitals (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey and United Kingdom) aimed at gathering data about the injuries caused by foreign bodies (FB) in children aged 0-14.
The
discharge records based on ICD-9CM codes 931 (FB in the airs), 932 (FB in the
nose), 933 (FB in the pharynx and larynx), 934
(FB in the trachea, bronchi and lungs) and 935
(FB in the mouth, esophagus and stomach) were
reviewed and data collected using a standardized protocol. The attention was not
only paid to the type of object, age and complications, but also to the
circumstances of the accident (the activity of the children before the injury,
the presence or absence of an adult and the association of the body with other
objects).
- Main results of the ESFBI study
- Detailed Tables by Country and for overall Europe
- Members
- The study design and related materials
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