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Original Article

J Korean Pediatr Soc. 1977;20(10):750-756. Published online October 31, 1977.

Statistical Studies on Pediatric Emergency Room Patients.

Yeung Hoon Ahn¹, Tai Yeul Ma¹, Jae Seong Lee¹, Huh Sun¹

¹Department of Pediatrics, Inchon Christian Hospital, Korea.

Abstract

The authors reviewed 2,420 pediatric age group patients in the emergency room in Inchon Christian Hospital during 2 years period from Jul. 1974 to Jun. 1976. The results were obtained as follow. 1. Among the patients visting the emergency room, the patients under the 15 years of age were 21.9% of total emergency patients. 2. The male to female ratio was 1.6 :1.3. The patients under the 3years of age among the pediatric age group were occupied 43.7%. 4. Monthly distribution of patients showed high incidence in Jun., aug. and Sep. 5. Most frequent disease was respiratory diseases (26.6%), followed by accident (22.1%), gastrointestinal disease (13.6%) and neurologic disease(11.2%). 6. In the reapiratory diseases, the most frequent disease was URI (57.9%), followed by pneumonia (18.9%) and bronchitis (8.6%), In the accidents, the most frequent disease was traffic accident (28.3%), followed by trauma (24.9%) and burn (15.9%). In the gastroentestinal diseases, the most frequent diseas was diarrhea (47.9%), followed by gastrointerits (26.2%)and dysentery (10.1%). In the neurologic diseases, the most frequent diseas was febrile convulsion (32.3%), followed by tbc. Meningitis (21.3%) and epilepsy (19.5%). In the neonatal diseases, the most frequent disease was aspiration pneumonia (23.1%) and epilepay (19.5%). In the neonatal diseases, the most frequent disease was aspiration pneumonia (23.1%), followed by dehydration fever (17.1%) and prematurity (14.5%). In the poisonings, the most frequent factor was CO gas (37.7%), followed by food poisoning (21.9%)and insecticide (9.6%). In the infectious diseases, the most frequent disease was measles (34.3%), followed by pulmonary tbc. (16.2%) and mumps (12.1%). 7. Most popular time of visiting the emergency room was betwiin 8 : 00 pm to 12 : 00pm, at which time about 33.9% of patients were seen. 8. Admission rate through emergency room was 28.5% of total admitted patients.

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