the magnitude of childhood (<= 16 years old) injuries presenting to emergency services in
Beirut and describes their distribution by nature and cause. The emergency logbooks or
records of 1992 were reviewed in three major hospitals in Beirut. A total of 5918 childhood
injuries were identified presenting 36% of all emergency pediatric cases. Twothirds were
males, 354 were admitted to hospital, and 19 died. In general, there were no major …