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:: Volume 21, Issue 2 (7-2019) ::
J Gorgan Univ Med Sci 2019, 21(2): 99-105 Back to browse issues page
Epidemiolog of pediatric trauma in Hamedan, Iran (2016-2017)
Hamidreza Khorshidi1 , Sajjad Daneshyar2 , Zeynab Sadat Eslami * 3, Abbas Moradi4
1- Associate Professor, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Hamedan University of Medical Sciences, Hamedan, Iran
2- Medical Student, Student Researcher Committee, Hamedan University of Medical Sciences, Hamedan, Iran
3- General Phycisian, Department of Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Hamedan University of Medical Sciences, Hamedan, Iran , z_eslami@yahoo.com
4- Academic Instructor, Department of Community and Family Medicine, School of Medicine, Hamedan University of Medical Sciences, Hamedan, Iran
Abstract:   (7309 Views)
Background and Objective: Trauma is the third cause of death and the main cause of disability in Iran. Children are more susceptible to trauma due to physiological conditions and the growth process. This study was done to evaluate the epidemiolog of pediatric trauma in Hamedan, Iran during 2016-2017.

Methods: This descriptive-analytical study was done on 482 traumatic children (330 boys, 152 girls) at the age of 0 to 14 years whom referred to Besat Hospital in Hamedan, Iran during April 2016 to March 2017. Age, gender, season, type of troma and the outcome of trouma were recorded for each subject.

Results: The highest rate of trauma was observed between the ages of 7-14 years old (40.5%). The rate of trauma was significantly higher in boys than the girls (P<0.05). The most rate of trauma occured in summer (36.9%). The most common, place, cause, type, region of traumas were home (44%), falling down (53%), fracture (35%), and region (41%) respectively. Regarding the subsequence of discharge of subjects, 10 deaths and 42 disabilities after trauma were observed.

Conclusion: Regarding the most common type and place of accidents, providing safety at home and knowledge of parents are nesscery for preventing of pediatric teruma in Iran.
Keywords: Trauma, Pediatrics, Epidemiology, Death, Iran
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Type of Study: Original Articles | Subject: Epidemiology
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