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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Unintentional injury prevention survey
  1. Leni Mathew*,
  2. Anuradha Bose**,
  3. Thomas Cherian*,
  4. Abraham Joseph**
  1. *Department of Child Health and
  2. **Department of Community Health, Christian Medical College and Hospital, Vellore, India
  1. Correspondence to:
 Anuradha Bose, Department of Community Health, Christian Medical College, Vellore 632 002, India. email:
 abraham{at}cmc.ernet.in

https://doi.org/10.1136/ip.6.3.240

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    Editor,—Unintentional injury is a leading cause of death in childhood. In developed countries, more children die of injuries each year than all childhood diseases combined.1 Limited data are available on unintentional injuries in India, but it is known that in some parts of India drowning is the leading cause of death in the 1–12 year age group.2

    A survey was carried out with the objectives of assessing the awareness among pediatricians of the importance of unintentional injuries in children and the …

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