| Statistical Study of Accidental Pediatric Patients in Emergency Room |
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Hyo Jeong Kim, Kwang Ik Song, Jin Bok Hwang, Chang Ho Han, Hye Li Chung, Young Dae Kwon |
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Department of Pediatrics, Taegu Catholic Hospital, Taegu, Korea |
| 응급실 방문 사고환아의 통계적 고찰 |
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김효정, 송광익, 황진복, 한창호, 정혜리, 권영대 |
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대구 가톨릭병원 소아과 |
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| Abstract |
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This study was designed to evaluate the prevalence and significant features of 3,234 pediatric accidental patients who visited emergency room during 6 years period from January 1982 to December 1987.
1) The accidental pediatric patients were 26.7% of total pediatric patients who visited emergency room The frequency of Childhood accidents was increased in later 2 years period(34.7%) compared with the early and middle 2 years period( 19.2% and 25.7%).
2) The most common type of accidents was laceration(27.7%), followed by traffic accidents(18.9%), fall down accident (18%), burn (11.5%), blunt trauma (10.5%).
3) Male to female ratio was 2:1.
4) The highest incidence rate of accidents was observed in children between 1 to 4 years age group(43%).
5) Accidents were seasonally more frequent in summer.
6) The time of accidental occurence appeared to be predominantly high during a day from 4:00 PM to 8:00PM.
7) The most frequent involved part of body was head and face (58.9%). |
| Key Words:
Childhood, Accident |
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