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Copyright of Lijecnicki Vjesnik is the property of Croatian Medical Association and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

Haemophilia is rare, inherited disorder with incidence of 2-5 new new-born boys per year in Croatia. Haemophilia is treated principally with intravenous factor VIII/IX concentrates. The education of parents and children is the basis of disease control. The nurses education process begins with the first hospitalization of a child due to newly discovered haemophilia. Education continues on a permanent basis, adapts to the age of the child and changes as the child grows up. In addition to training on daily care it is of great importance to improve the emotional adaptation of the whole family to the newly discovered disease. Parents are expected to have an active approach, day-to-day self-assessment and decision-making. The result of a quality approach of a nurse to a child and their family is a well-educated parent and child, strong motivation and excellent communication with the team. A nurse as a member of a health team and as an educator plays a significant role in treating the disease because the way the parents and the child deal with the disease depends on their education about the disease and therefore influences the quality of their life. The most important outcome of pediatric care is improving the health of the child. In order to provide the child with the best possible heath care, it is essential that parents are involved in the treatment process. With continued education and good disease control, children with haemophilia can grow as actively and carelessly as their peers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Copyright of Ljetopis Socijalnog Rada / Annual of Social Work is the property of Pravni Fakultet Sveucilista u Zagrebu, Studijski Centar Socijalnog Rada and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

Copyright of Methodological Horizons / Metodički Obzori is the property of Juraj Dobrila University of Pula and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

Forearm fractures are the most common fractures in children. The main mechanism of injury is falling onto an outstretched hand, when the axis of the distal forearm is axially overloaded. The aim of this study was to evaluate the circumstances in which forearm fractures occurred in Zadar region. We performed retrospective analysis of 1603 children treated for forearm fractures between 2014 and 2018 in Zadar General Hospital. Overall, 1476 children were treated as outpatients, including 940 (63.7%) boys and 536 (36.3%) girls, whereas 127 children were hospitalized (87 boys and 40 girls). The mean patient age was 9.6 (boys 9.7 and girls 9.5) years. According to age distribution, there were 173 (10.8%) patients in the 0-4-year group, 633 (39.5%) in the 5-9-year group, 656 (40.9%) in the 10-14-year group and 141 (8.8%) in the 15-18-year group. Eighteen (1.1%) children were injured in traffic, 49 (3.1%) at home, 65 (4.1%) at school, and 1369 (86.5%) in sports, playgrounds and other leisure facilities. Fractures were mostly caused by falls (n=468, 29.2%), sports injuries (n=956, 59.6%) and other mechanisms (n=92, 5.7%). Regarding injuries sustained during sports activities, 411 (25.6%) children were injured while playing football, 143 (8.9%) during handball and 115 (7.2%) while playing basketball. In Zadar region, most forearm fractures in children occurred during sports and play, and only sporadically at home, school and in traffic. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The study included data on 144,842 measurements of height and weight in children aged 24-95 months from the primary health care program database. The z values of body mass index were calculated and the results were extrapolated according to standard deviations for age groups of 24-35, 36-47, 48-60, 61-71, 72-83 and 84-95 months. In the 2-5-year age group, the rate of extreme thinness (-3 SD) was 0.4% and of moderate thinness (-2 SD) 2.9% of measurements. The rate of overweight (+2 SD) was 6.6% of measurements, with a significantly increased incidence in the 48-60-month age group (6.9%) and more common in boys. Obesity (+3 SD) was present in 1.9% of measurements in children aged 2-5 years and was significantly more common at the age of 48-60 months (2.3%) and more common in boys within the 48-60-month age group. In the 5-8-year age group, the following rates were recorded: extreme thinness 0.5%, thinness 3.4%, overweight 22.7% and obesity 8.8%. The highest prevalence of all nutrition categories observed was recorded in the oldest age group of 84-95 months. There was no gender difference in the prevalence of extreme malnutrition, while in all other categories a higher prevalence was found in boys than in girls. The high prevalence of overweight (35.1%) in boys aged 84-95 months should be noted. The incidence of overweight and obesity was higher in the coastal area, slightly lower in inland Croatia, and lowest in the City of Zagreb. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Copyright of Life & School: a Magazine for the Theory and Practice of Education / Život i škola : časopis za teoriju i praksu odgoja i obrazovanja is the property of Zivot i Skola and its content may not be copied or emailed to multiple sites or posted to a listserv without the copyright holder's express written permission. However, users may print, download, or email articles for individual use. This abstract may be abridged. No warranty is given about the accuracy of the copy. Users should refer to the original published version of the material for the full abstract. (Copyright applies to all Abstracts.)

The aim of the article is to research if the Croatian Family Law recognizes the ability of the child to take actions with valid procedural effects in family arbitration and under which presumptions, departing from the classic principle of civil procedural law that procedural ability is determined by business ability. In this context the institution of procedural ability is determined; particular provisions of the Family Law are analyzed in order to find if the child may initiate certain family status extrajudicial proceedings; the provision of Article 269, paragraph 2 of the Family Law is analyzed in accordance with the procedural ability granted by courts to persons lacking business ability to take particular procedural actions. Furthermore the author explores the nature and meaning of the children's right to express one's own opinion. In the last part of the article the procedural meaning of procedural ability is discussed involving the official powers and duties of court to take care of procedural ability and the procedure in case of procedural inability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of the article is to research if the Croatian Family Law recognizes the ability of the child to take actions with valid procedural effects in family arbitration and under which presumptions, departing from the classic principle of civil procedural law that procedural ability is determined by business ability. In this context the institution of procedural ability is determined; particular provisions of the Family Law are analyzed in order to find if the child may initiate certain family status extrajudicial proceedings; the provision of Article 269, paragraph 2 of the Family Law is analyzed in accordance with the procedural ability granted by courts to persons lacking business ability to take particular procedural actions. Furthemore the author explores the nature and meaning of the children's right to express one's own opinion. In the last part of the article the procedural meaning of procedural ability is discussed involving the official powers and duties of court to take care of procedural ability and the procedure in case of procedural inability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]