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