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:: Volume 28, Issue 5 (Bimonthly 2024) ::
Feyz Med Sci J 2024, 28(5): 546-553 Back to browse issues page
Acute injuries in children visiting the emergency department of Shahid Beheshti Hospital, Kashan, in 2019
Elahe Gerami , Javad Amini Mahabadi , Seyyed Ramin Madani * , Seyed Mohammadreza Tabatabaee , Hamidreza Gilasi
Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Kashan University of Medical Sciences, Kashan, Iran , Drraminmadani@gmail.com
Abstract:   (588 Views)
Background and Aim: Acute injuries are among the most common reasons for pediatric emergency department visits. This study aimed to determine the types of acute injuries among children visiting the pediatric emergency department of Shahid Beheshti Hospital, Kashan, in 2019.
Methods: In this retrospective cross-sectional study, data on acute injuries in children under 15 years old who were referred to the pediatric emergency department of Kashan Shahid Beheshti Hospital in 2019 were collected. The main complaints investigated included accidents, falls, burns, electric shock, foreign body injuries, drowning, blunt trauma, bites, and poisoning. The outcomes assessed included complete recovery, partial recovery, disability, and mortality. The collected data were analyzed using SPSS version 26.
Results: The most common acute injuries in children were, respectively, accidents, falls, and poisoning. Most pediatric patients were triaged at level 3, indicating non-urgent injuries. Moreover, 34.72% of the patients were triaged at level 2, and 3.96% at level 1. The lowest number of injuries was recorded among children aged 0-1 year. In this study, 821 children were urban residents and 190 were rural residents. Surgery, suturing, and supportive care were the most common treatments provided.
Conclusion: Understanding the mechanisms of injury and the epidemiology of acute injuries in children, considering the potential complications, will have a positive impact on the quality of management and provision of facilities in the pediatric department.
Keywords: Epidemiology, Acute injury, Pediatric emergency department, Children
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Type of Study: Research | Subject: medicine, paraclinic
Received: 2024/09/10 | Revised: 2024/12/25 | Accepted: 2024/11/26 | Published: 2024/12/23
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Gerami E, Amini Mahabadi J, Madani S R, Tabatabaee S M, Gilasi H. Acute injuries in children visiting the emergency department of Shahid Beheshti Hospital, Kashan, in 2019. Feyz Med Sci J 2024; 28 (5) :546-553
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