sick, injured or accident prone? why australian kids end up in hospital
TRANSCRIPT
1300 884 384Call us for help or quotes
SOURCES• Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (www.aihw.gov.au), Australian hospital statistics 2011–12; Child and teenager oral health and dental visiting, results from the National Dental Telephone Interview Survey 2010;Eye health among Australian children (2008);Fewer Aussies being hospitalised for asthma; Child Health, http://www.aihw.gov.au/child-health/health.• NSW Health, Admitted Patient Report 2012, Health Statistics NSW.• Commission for Children and Young People and Child Guardian www.ccypcg.qld.gov.au
HOSPITALISATION AND TREATMENTS FOR OUR LITTLE AUSTRALIANS
Over 600,000 children needed hospital treatment in 2011-12
HOSPITALISATION AND TREATMENTS FOR OUR LITTLE AUSTRALIANS
…with more boys admitted as patients.
GIRLS
AGE 5-9
10% 13%
AGE 0-4
25% 34%
AGE 10-14
8% 10%
BOYS
And of those children admitted electively to hospital, nearly 20% have surgery.
In NSW the most common surgical procedures are for tonsillectomies and adenoidectomies.
AGE 0-4
AGE 5-9
AGE 10-14
INJURY & POISONING ARE THE MOST COMMON CAUSES OF HOSPITALISATION
ELECTIVE EMERGENCY
16%
28%
5%
23%
10%
2%
RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS ARE ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS KIDS NEED TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL
12.3% OF CHILDREN SUFFER TOOTHACHE or avoid eating food due to oral problems
When visiting the dentist*….
Over 96% went for a check up
Over 1/3 received an xray
Girls are more likely to need orthodontic care
65% of kids received a scale and clean as part of preventive treatment
* % of children who visited a dentist in 2010.
EYE DISORDERS
AGE 2-4
AGE 5-11
5.3%
11.8%
AGE 12-17 16.1%
DENTAL HEALTH
Eye disorders tend to be one of the BIGGEST LONG TERM HEALTH ISSUES faced by children
Those that need hospital treatment for eye disorders will stay on average 1.3 days, with 30%
of these patients treated in a private hospital.
GIRLS ARE MORE LIKELY TO NEED TO WEAR GLASSES
18.8% of 0-14 year olds have a respiratory disease (most common are asthma and hay fever)
10% of Australian kids are suffering from asthma
Kids are hospitalised 5 times than adults for asthma… and stay on average 1.5 days
RESPIRATORY CONDITIONS ARE ONE OF THE MAIN REASONS KIDS NEED TO GO TO THE HOSPITAL
AGE 5-9
AGE 10-14
7%
6.9%
18.3%
13.2%
GIRLS BOYS
Sic�, injure� or
ACCIDENT PRONE?