All issues > Volume 35(5); 1992

Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1992;35(5):621-629. Published online May 15, 1992.

Statistical Study of Accidental Pediatric Patients in Emergency Room

Hyo Jeong HJ Kim¹, Kwang Ik KI Song¹, Jin Bok JB Hwang¹, Chang Ho CH Han¹, Hye Li HL Chung¹, Young Dae YD Kwon¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, Taegu Catholic Hospital, Taegu, Korea

Abstract

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%).

Keywords :Childhood, Accident