Analysis of causes of injuries among children in Daegu, Korea / 소아과
Korean Journal of Pediatrics
;
: 942-950, 2010.
Article
in English
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
The purpose of this study was to determine the mechanisms and exact causes of injuries to children by analyzing the medical records of children who visited emergency medical centers.METHODS:
We reviewed the medical records of 7,114 pediatric patients (aged below 15 years) who visited the emergency care center (ECC) of a Yeungnam university hospital in Daegu between January 2007 and December 2009.RESULTS:
Among the pediatric patients who visited the ECC, 1,526 (27.2%) were admitted for injuries (boys, 979 [64.2%] and girls, 547 [35.8%]); the boy-to-girl ratio in this study population was 1.81. The proportion of boys was higher than that of girls over all age ranges, except for children aged less than 1 year. The highest incidence of injury due to slipping (20.5%) was noted in the 1-year-old group, and nearly half the total number of cases (49.3%) involved children who were under 4 years of age. Of the sites of injury, 999 involved the head and face (73.7%) and 134 involved the hand and wrist (9.9%). Seventy-one injuries (5.7%) occurred on the bed, 70 (5.6%) at the door, and 67 (5.3%) on the stairs. Of the approximately 250 types of injuries classified by cause, 17 accounted for 50.4% of all the injuries.CONCLUSION:
The cause of injury could be attributed to approximately 20 causes in more than half the cases of pediatric injuries. A classification of the types of injuries and the development of appropriate preventive strategies can help avoid such injuries.
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WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Wrist
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Medical Records
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Incidence
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Emergencies
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Emergency Medical Services
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Hand
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Head
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Korea
Type of study:
Etiology study
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Incidence study
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Prognostic study
Limits:
Aged
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Child
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Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Korean Journal of Pediatrics
Year:
2010
Type:
Article
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