Epidemiology of Pediatric Trauma at a Tertiary Hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Alnasser, Abdulrhman

doi:10.18535/jmscr/v5i9.136

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“…This is expected since boys typically participate in more outdoor activities and are involved in more risky behaviors. Similar figures were reported by Alnasser et al, Esfanjani et al, and Alnasser et al, with boys constituting 68%, 56.6%, and 74.3% of trauma cases, respectively [ 9 - 10 , 12 ].…”

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“…For example, in a local study done by Alnasser et al, among the pediatric trauma cases attending the same center for the same age group, 50% of blunt trauma was attributable to road traffic accidents. Although not mentioned clearly, this number included all cases either admitted to a ward/ICU/emergency surgery or managed in ED and discharged home [ 9 ].…”

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“…This is again worrying since serious complications can be expected when the head and neck are injured. Alnasser et al found that the involved body part was reported only for penetration type injury and that the most common body sites involved were the extremities followed by the face and orbit [ 9 ].…”

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Morbidity Patterns of Non-Traffic Unintentional Injuries Among the Pediatric Age Group Attending the Emergency Department at King Abdul-Aziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

AlAteeq¹,

Alsulayhim²,

AlHargan³

et al. 2020

Cureus

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The aim of this study is to measure the magnitude and describe morbidity pattern, management, and outcome of non-traffic unintentional injuries among a pediatric age group at a tertiary hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Materials and Methods This is a retrospective descriptive cross-sectional study conducted at Emergency Department (ED) of King Abdul-Aziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, including all pediatric patients aged 0 to 14 years who had non-traffic unintentional injuries and admitted to the ED from January 1, 2016, to December 31, 2017. The number of children included for the specified period was 491 patients. Results A total of 491 patients were included over the study period; the majority were males (64%). The most common injury types were fractures, dislocations, and subluxations (47.3%) followed by penetration injuries (21%) and burn injuries (17.5%). The most involved body site was the upper limbs (45.2%) followed by head and neck (24.2%) and lower limbs (17.3%). Fall was the leading mechanism of injuries (47.7%) followed by hot liquids and chemical exposure (14.5%). Most of the cases resulted in no significant disabilities (40%), 21.6% resulted in short-term disability, 24.2% had long-term disability, and 12.8% had permanent disabilities. There were six cases (1.2%) of mortality. Conclusions Non-traffic unintentional pediatric injuries are common with significant morbidity and complications, and most of them are preventable. More efforts are needed to increase public awareness and to implement preventive measures at households and public places.

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Morbidity Patterns of Non-Traffic Unintentional Injuries Among the Pediatric Age Group Attending the Emergency Department at King Abdul-Aziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

AlAteeq¹,

Alsulayhim²,

AlHargan³

et al. 2020

Cureus

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“…This result was consistent with the findings of previous studies. 3,4,6,7 Possible explanation for this finding could be male children being more careless, given more freedom, opportunities and gender related differences related to risk taking activities.…”

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Pediatric Injury Presenting in Emergency Department of Tertiary Care Centre

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Introduction: Pediatric injury is one of the common emergencies encountered in the emergency department. It is emerging as leading cause of death and disabilities in children. This study aims to analyze the patterns of pediatric injury based on age group, gender, mode, type, place of injury and its outcome. Methods: This is a descriptive cross sectional study conducted in Emergency Department of KIST Medical College and Teaching Hospital from 1st May 2019 to 30th July 2019. A total of 110 patients aged 15 years and below and with history of trauma were included in this study. Results: A hundred and ten pediatric patients presented to emergency with injuries. Majority of pediatric trauma cases belonged to age group 1-5 years (38.2%, n=42) and more frequent in male children (66.4%, n=73) .In both gender, male (45.5%, n=50) and female (17.3%, n=19); fall was most common mode of injury followed by accidental cut injury (7.3%,n=8) in male and road traffic accident (6.4%,n=7) in female. Most of the cases sustained soft tissue injury (32.7%, n=36) followed by cut injury (26.4%, n=29) and fracture (16.4%, n=18). Common place of injury was found to be at home (64.5%, n=71). Majority were discharged (n=100; 90.9%), Nine (8.2 %) were admitted and one expired (0.9 %) expired. Conclusion: Fall injuries are the major mode of injury encountered in both male and female children. Injuries tend to occur more at home than school. Children should be adequately supervised at home and school.

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“…1 In the Arabian Gulf region, blunt trauma accounted for 72.8% of all injuries among the pediatric populace in Riyadh. 2 Another study conducted by Bener et al in Al-Ain, United Arab Emirates (UAE) showed that 42% of all injuries presenting to the ED were related to traffic accidents, with 38.7% being blunt trauma injuries. 3 In the pediatric population, the most common presenting sign following trauma was sinus tachycardia,considered to be one of the first features of shock.…”

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Supraventricular Tachycardia Due to Blunt Abdominal Trauma in a Pediatric Patient

2020

J Bah Med Soc

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Patients presenting to the Emergency Department (ED) with traumatic injuries constitute one of the leading causes of morbidity and death, mainly due to hemorrhagic shock.Whether due to penetrating or blunt injury,management ofhemorrhagic shock, usually presenting initially as sinus tachycardia, remains the priority in the ED. Although there maybe other causes for tachycardia following trauma, it is important to recognize and treat hemorrhagic shock immediately and efficiently. In thiscase study,a unique pediatric case of blunt abdominal trauma and splenic injury with supraventricular tachycardia (SVT) presented to the ED of the Bahrain Defense Force Hospital (BDF). Hemorrhagic shock with tachycardia followeda handlebar injury to the abdomen, and continued persistent tachycardia was observed despitethe aggressive management of hemorrhagic shock. An electrocardiogram (ECG) was done to confirm the diagnosis of SVT, following which the case was appropriately managed and reverted to normal sinus rhythm.

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Epidemiology of Pediatric Trauma at a Tertiary Hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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Morbidity Patterns of Non-Traffic Unintentional Injuries Among the Pediatric Age Group Attending the Emergency Department at King Abdul-Aziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Morbidity Patterns of Non-Traffic Unintentional Injuries Among the Pediatric Age Group Attending the Emergency Department at King Abdul-Aziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Pediatric Injury Presenting in Emergency Department of Tertiary Care Centre

Supraventricular Tachycardia Due to Blunt Abdominal Trauma in a Pediatric Patient

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