CHILD INJURIES AND SPECIALIZED CARE FOR CHILDREN IN A CITY (for Saint Petersburg)

Introduction.Based on the state statistics and in-house research the rates of child injury in SaintPetersburg in 2015–2017 were examined. As compared with the previous years, the rates of injury prevalence in children of 0–14 years (145.2%) and adolescents of 15–17 years (247.5%) don’t tend to the decrease and exceed the overall rates for Russia.Materials and methods.The structure of child injury by gender, age, type of injury, injury localization, and number of bone fractures in various locations as per chapter XIX of ICD-10 were presented.Results and discussion.External causes include road accidents, physical assault (chapter XX of ICD-10). Low disability index associated with musculoskeletal disorders in children is an advantage (0.7 per 10 thousand). The activity of outpatient and inpatient medical facilities providing specialized aid to children with musculoskeletal diseases in Saint-Petersburg was analyzed. The unique research centers for treatment of severe injuries of the musculoskeletal system and their consequences in children located in the municipal and federal institutions of Saint-Petersburg were presented.