Background: Whether the pandemic caused an increase in the number of
home accidents (HA) admitted to the pediatric emergency department (PED)
was investigated. Applications in a similar quarter in 2019 and 2020
were compared. Methods: The study was retrospective. Their demographic
data, the reason for admission to the hospital, the time of admission,
the length of hospital stay, intensive care rate, and interventional
procedures were recorded. The two groups were compared to find whether
there was any difference. Results: There were 700 and 597 admissions for
specified reasons during the specified period in 2019 and 2020,
respectively. In 2019, 9.46% of all cases admitted to the PED were HA
whereas the rate was 24.43% in 2020. The male/female ratios were
similar (p=0.520). The median age in 2020 (36 months) was significantly
higher than that in 2019 (33 months) (p=0.010). The main clinical
presentations also differed significantly. The incidence of falls, the
gastric/intestinal foreign bodies, and the penetrating stab injuries
were significantly higher in those in 2020 (p<0.001).
Significant differences were also found regarding diagnostic and
therapeutic interventions. During the specified period in 2019, 623
patients (89.5%) were discharged from the PED. The rate of discharge in
2020 (84.9%) was significantly lower. Also, there were significantly
more hospitalizations in other wards in 2020 than those in 2019 (3.7%
vs. 1.0%) (p=0.004). Conclusion: The Covid-19 pandemic caused an
increase in the number of HAs cases admitted to the PED relative to all
hospital admissions. The most common type of accident was falls, as in
the non-pandemic period. The pandemic caused delays in accessing
healthcare services, especially for critically ill patients, more
frequent hospitalizations, and a decrease in the rate of discharge from
the PED.
Background: Epistaxis is a mostly self-limiting condition
common among children and is rarely severe. In this study, it was aimed
to evaluate the incidence, demographic characteristics, causes of
bleeding and treatment methods of patients who applied to the Pediatric
Emergency Department (PED) with epistaxis, and to determine in which
cases a laboratory test should be used. Method: Admitted to Gazi
University Faculty of Medicine, PED which provides trauma care and is a
tertiary hospital, between January 1, 2019 and December 31, 2019, 452
patients aged 0-18 years who presented with epistaxis to any reason or
secondary to systemic disease were analyzed retrospectively. Results:
The annual incidence was found 1.23%. The median age was 63 months, 258
of the cases (57.1%) were male. It was found that the cases most
frequently applied to the hospital in the autumn months (37.6%). Sixty
of the patients (13.3%) had a chronic disease and 54 (11.9%) had a
history of drug use. Bleeding time was less than 5 minutes in 75.2% and
84.4% of the bleeding was unilateral. Nasal bleeding is local in
73.4%; 4.7% of them developed due to systemic reasons. The most common
cause of epistaxis; while they were trauma at the first 10 years of age,
they were idiopathic causes after the age of 10 years. In 434 (96%) of
the patients, epistaxis spontaneously stopped and there was no need for
additional treatment. Conclusion: As a result of this study, it was
concluded that laboratory tests should be performed in cases with
chronic disease history, bilateral bleeding, active bleeding and
nontraumatic epistaxis. The situation that causes epistaxis in the
childhood age group should be determined with a good history and
physical examination, laboratory tests should not be used in every
patient. Key Words: pediatric emergency, epistaxis, laboratory
examinations, complete blood count
Button battery ingestion (BBI) is an increasingly common pediatric condition, both nationwide and worldwide. Management algorithms, including treatment with honey or sucralfate within the first 12 hours, should be prepared for use in the emergency care of patients with suspected BBI without initial complications. In this report, we present three pediatric patients who presented to the emergency department with different symptoms and complications and were diagnosed with BBI.
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