Objective   To investigate the risk factors of accidental injuries in childhood and to provide reference for the prevention of child accidental injuries.

  Methods   Aretrospective study was made on 772 cases of accidental injruies hospitalized children in Tangdu hospital from 1996 to 2000.

  Results   The rate of accidental injuries cases to all hospitalized children(0-14) years old was 8.13%. Deaths resulting from the injuries was 21, the death rate was 2.72%.It was the first cause for the hospitalized children deaths.The ratio between male and female was 5.43:1. The type of injuries in differential age groups were variant.The main injuries were burns(22.6%), falls(17.4%) and toxications(17.0%) in 1-5 years old group, traffic accidents(34.7%), cuts(24.4%) and sport injuries(22.2%) in 6-9 years old groups; traffic accidents(40.2%) and fighting injruies(18.8%) in 10-14 years old group.

  Conclusion   The accidental injuries was a serious problem in children.The main injuries types were influenced by age, gender and other factors.Differential stratag ems should be developed to prevent accidental injuries for differential age group children.