title: [Epidemiology of paediatric emergencies in ENT].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To assess the prevalence and severity of pediatric emergencies in ENT in Casablanca.
  
  
  METHODS
  This is a retrospective study over two years from January 1st 2010 to December 31, 2011, covering 2220 pediatric othorhinolaryngology emergencies observed in the emergency department of the "20 August Casablanca" hospital.
  
  
  RESULTS
  Males predominate and account for 72.25% compared to 27.74% of girls. The mean age was 7.5 years ranging from 03 months to 15 years. Five pathologies top the list; head and neck wounds (28.11%), foreign bodies (21.62%), infectious emergencies (21.57%), blunt trauma (16.39%), and finally hemorrhages from natural orifices (11.22%).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This study assessed the prevalence and severity of ENT emergencies in children in Casablanca.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Bouchareb
authors.forename: R L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Abada
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rouadi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Mahtar
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Roubal
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Janah
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Essaadi
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Kadiri
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000367:Age Factors; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003430:Cross-Sectional Studies; D004630:Emergencies / Q000453:epidemiology*; D005151:Facial Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005547:Foreign Bodies / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009018:Morocco; D019838:Neck Injuries / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D010033:Otitis Media / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy; D010038:Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D012189:Retrospective Studies