Encuestas sobre accidentes en el hogar en ciudades de la Frontera Norte de México
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s.d.1962
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As an introduction, the author reports that accidents occupy fifth place among the causes of death in Mexico. For purposes of his study he classifies them as follows: 1) industrial accidents; 2) traffic accidents; 3) accidents at school; 4) accidents in public recreation places; 5) accidents in rural areas, 6) accidents in the home During the five-year period 1951-1955 a total of 9,250 traffic accidents occurred in the entire country. Among 1,269,786 workers registered with the Mexican Social Security Institute 110,538 were victims of major or minor accidents. A survey made in 1959 in the Federal District showed 256,703 accidents in the home in a population of 5,000,000 ranging from minor bruises to cases of disability and deaths An account is given of a survey made in the following cities situated along the Mexico-United States border: Mexicaly, Tijuana, Ensenada, and Tecate in the State of Baja California, and Ciudad Juárez in Chihuahua State The author points out that: a) the places in the home where accidents occur most frequently are: the kitchen, the yard, the street in front of the house, and the rooms - in that order; b) the types of accidents in order of their frequency are: injuries, falls, and burns; vying for fourth phase are: intoxications, asphyxiations, and other accidents but their respective percentages are low; and c) a higher proportion of the injured persons ...(AU)
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Survey of accidents in the home in cities on the Northern Border of Mexico
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