The triennial school-based survey conducted in 2004–2005 among fifth-grade students included an “accidents” module. One-third of everyday accidents occurred at school, while 20% were household accidents. More than half of everyday accidents occurred during physical or sports activities. The most common cause of a daily life accident was a fall (59%), followed by impacts (25%), with boys being more frequently victims of impacts than girls. The most common injuries were sprains (33%), fractures (24%), and wounds (24%). Wounds were more common among boys, whereas sprains and dislocations were more common among girls. The body parts most frequently affected were the lower limbs (41%) and upper limbs (37%). Boys were more often injured in the head than girls. AcVCs led to emergency room visits in 60% of cases, resulted in limitations in the child’s activities in 76% of cases, and led to an exemption from physical education in 57% of cases. Factors associated with the occurrence of an AcVC were being a boy and being 11 years of age or older; parental unemployment was a protective factor for children in ZEP schools. For severe AcVCs, being 11 years of age or older and regularly participating in sports were risk factors for AcVCs. Only regular participation in sports was a risk factor for a severe sports-related AcVC. No factors were associated with the occurrence of a severe school-related accident. Children from families with four or more children had a higher risk of a household accident. It was estimated that over a three-month period, 9.2 out of 100 fifth-grade students (between 8.3 and 10.1) were victims of an accident in daily life or traffic. (R.A.)