농촌지역 초등학교 저학년 학생들의 안전사고 발생실태

Abstract

education for safety should be strengthened. The purpose of this study was to determine how often lower grade elementary students have accidents and what factors affect the accidentrate. The study population consisted of 676 students who were in the 2nd, 3rd and 4th grades of twelve elementary schools located in Kun Wi Gun. The questionnaires were distribtuted to all of the 2nd to 4th grade student in the Kun Wi Gun to be completed by their parents about all the accidents which happende last one year and collected during the period of March 19, to March 30,2001. The data were analyzed by using SPSS WIN 10.0 statistical package. The results of the stucy are as follow; 1. Among 676 students, 270 students had 540 accidental injuries during the study period. 2. The month, the day and the time with the highest accident rate were April, Monday, and between 1 and 4 p. m. each. 3. In the analysis of the location where the injury took place, the most frequent place was on school,around their homes and, then inside the home. 4. Most of accidents were carsed by carelessness on the part of the stucents and the most frequent type of injury was an abrasion. 5. Students most injured part of the body was their legs. 6.They were treated at home most often and usually emergency treatment was performed by family members with disinfectant as first aid measure. Cost of the treatment of the accident ranged from 10,000 to 30.000 won in most cases. 7. Students' personality, type of family composition, mother's age and parents' education level were statistically significant. As a conclusion, 1st to 3rd grade rural elemtntary students need their assessment for accident involving condition. This study gave a very useful and impoutant data to prepare accident prevention teaching program and to prepare accident prevention strategies.