[Epidemiologic evaluation of trauma cases admitted to a pediatric emergency service].
BACKGROUND
This study was performed to contribute epidemiological data about pediatric trauma registry in our country.


METHODS
Ninety-four children with trauma who were admitted to the Pediatric Emergency Clinic of our hospital were prospectively evaluated.


RESULTS
Forty-five percent patients were female and 55% were male with a mean age of 79+52 months. Traffic accidents were the primary cause of trauma (46%). The education level of the mothers were above high school in only 30.4 % patients. Forty-four percent of trauma took place during daytime, the incidence of trauma was high in summer and autumn (p<0.05). Eighteen percent of patients required major and 31 % of patients required minor surgical treatment whereas 48% of patients were conservatively treated and 3% died. Forty-seven percent of patients were referred to our hospital from another hospital and surgical intervention requirement for referred patients were found to be higher than the others (p<0.05).


CONCLUSIONS
Increasing the education level if mothers will contribute to the prevention of childhood trauma.


BACKGROUND
Pediatric trauma, childhood, epidemiology
Pamukkale Universitesi Tip Fakultesi Cocuk Sagligi ve Hastaliklari Anabilim Dali, Denizli, Turkey, dolunayk@yahoo.com
Dolunay
D
Gurses
Akile
A
Sarioglu Buke
Merve
M
Baskan
Ozkan
O
Herek
Ilknur
I
Kilic
D000063:Accidents, Traffic; D002648:Child; D004630:Emergencies; D006760:Hospitalization; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D010372:Pediatrics; D011446:Prospective Studies