AN EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDY OF THE CHILD TRAUMA, ADMITTED TO THE CHILDREN'S EMERGENCY CENTER

Between September 1996-June 1997,78 pediatric trauma cases who were admitted to the Pediatric Emergency Clinic of Pamukkale University Hospital were evaluated according to sex, age, type of trauma, season, location of the accident, first treatment after trauma, injured organ and pediatric trauma score. Thirty one patients (39.7%) were girls and 47 patients (60.3%) were boys. Pediatric trauma score ranged between 7-12 Forty three point six percent of cases were admitted within the first hour after trauma. Seven point seven percent of the patients were brought 24 hours after the trauma due to the complaints of the children. We detected significant importance between hospital stay and time of admittance after trauma.

ÇOCUK ACÝL SERVÝSE KABUL EDÝLEN TRAVMA OLGULARININ EPÝDEMÝYOLOJÝK DEÐERLENDÝRÝLMESÝ

Eylül 1996 Haziran 1997 tarihleri arasýnda Çocuk Acil Servisimize baþvuran 78 travma olgusu retrospektif olarak deðerlendirilmiþtir. Olgularýn cinsiyet, yaþ, travma þekli, travmanýn hangi mevsimde olduðu, kazanýn olduðu yer, kazadan sonra ilk müdahale zamaný, yaralanan bölge ve pediatrik travma skoru deðerlendirilmiþtir. Hastalarýn %31'i kýz (%39.7), 47 'si erkek (%60.3) idi. Pediatrik travma skoru 7 12 arasýnda idi. Olgularýn %43.6 sý travma sonrasý ilk bir saat içinde çocuk acil servise getirilmiþti ve %7.7 'si ilk 24 saatten sonra çocuðun þikayeti olmasý nedeniyle getirilmiþti. Hastaneye getiriliþ saati ile hastanede daha uzun kalma arasýnda direkt iliþki saptandý.