Su parký yaralanmalarý

AMAÇ
Su parklarýna ve özellikle de su kaydýraklarýna baðlý oluþan yaralanmalarýn özelliklerini belirlemektir.
GEREÇ VE YÖNTEM
Bu prospektif gözlemsel çalýþma, yýllýk hasta sayýsý 50,000 olan üniversite hastanesi acil servisinde Mayýs 2005 ile Eylül 2006 tarihleri arasýnda yapýldý. Çalýþma formuna bütün hastalarýn tanýmlayýcý özellikleri, yaralanmanýn tipi ve mekanizmasý ile hastalarýn son tanýsý kayýt edildi. Çalýþma süresi boyunca acil servise su parkýnda meydana gelen yaralanma nedeniyle 73 hasta baþvurdu. Hastalarýn yaþ ortalamasý 23,92±15,05’di ve 48 hasta (%65,8) erkekti.
BULGULAR
Yaralanma mekanizmasý; hastalarýn 23’ünde (%31,5) su kaydýraðýnda, 16’sýnda (%21,9) havuzda ve 34’ünde (%46,6) ýslak zeminde kayýp düþme þeklindeydi. Acil servis deðerlendirmeleri sonucunda, hastalarýn 15’inde (%20,5) spinal travma, 16’sýnda (%21,9) kafa travmasý 15’inde (%20,5) maksillofasiyal travma ve 30’unda da (%41) diðer yaralanmalarýn olduðu saptandý.
SONUÇ
Su parkýndaki yaralanmalarda çocuklarda özellikle kafa ve maksillofasiyal travma görülürken eriþkinlerde ekstremite ve spinal yaralanmalar daha sýk görülmektedir. Yeterli ve gerekli güvenlik önlemleri alýnmayan su parký aktiviteleri sýrasýnda ölümcül yaralanmalar meydana gelebilir.

Water park injuries

BACKGROUND
The purpose of this study was to identify water park injuries, particularly injuries related to waterslides.
METHODS
This prospective observational study was carried out between May 2005 and September 2006 in a university hospital emergency clinic, which has 50,000 annual visits. The study form, including patient demographics, types and mechanisms of injuries and the final diagnoses, was completed for all patients. A total of 73 patients were enrolled into the study. The mean age of the patients was 23.92±15.05 and 48 patients (65.8%) were male.
RESULTS
The mechanisms of injury were as follows: 23 patients (31.5%) were injured on waterslides, 16 (21.9%) were injured in pools and 34 (46.6%) were injured by slipping and falling on the wet surfaces. After the emergency department evaluations, 15 patients (20.5%) were diagnosed to have spinal trauma, 16 (21.9%) head trauma, 15 (20.5%) maxillofacial trauma, and 30 (41%) other injuries.
CONCLUSION
In water park injuries, while children have especially head and maxillofacial trauma, extremity and spinal injuries are more frequent in the adult group. Unless sufficient and required safety precautions are maintained during water park activities, fatal injuries may occur.