Impact of the COVID-19 lockdown on the epidemiologic and clinic profiles of domestic accidents in children.
Afr J Paediatr Surg
; 19(2): 65-67, 2022.
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in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1614102
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
Domestic accident (DA) is any harmful accidental event that occurs suddenly in the home or its immediate surroundings. Our study aims to describe the impact of the COVID-19 lockdown in the epidemiological and clinical profiles of DAs in children and their management. MATERIALS ANDMETHODS:
This was a mixed descriptive study, comparing DAs occurring during the COVID-19 lockdown and the same period of the previous year. We exhaustively included all children aged from 0 to 15 years admitted for DAs.RESULTS:
The incidence of DAs remains above 50% in both groups. The average age was 7 years and boys were more affected. Before the COVID-19 lockdown, the most common mechanism encountered was accidents on the public highway 20.75%, while during the lockdown, it was represented by falls from a high place with a height of 2 m or more. During the lockdown, 33.86% of patients consulted after more than 24 h of the trauma. Supracondylar fractures and burns remained the most frequent. In all cases, the cumulative frequency of fractures decreased during the lockdown. The COVID-19 lockdown had no impact on patient's management.CONCLUSION:
The COVID-19 lockdown has negatively increased the consultation delay. However, it has considerably reduced the incidence of fractures.Keywords
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MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19
Type of study:
Experimental Studies
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Observational study
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Prognostic study
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Randomized controlled trials
Limits:
Child
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Humans
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Male
Language:
English
Journal:
Afr J Paediatr Surg
Journal subject:
Pediatrics
Year:
2022
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Ajps.AJPS_49_21
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