Selçuk Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Çocuk Acil Polikliniğine Başvuran Travma Dışı Adli Olguların İncelenmesi

Abstract

Objective:The aim of this study is to reveal the demographic epidemiological characteristics of pediatric forensic cases admitted to the emergency department of a medical school hospital, to determine the reasons for admission, admission times, hospitalization and death rates. Material and Method: 1104 pediatric forensic cases who applied to Selcuk University Medical Faculty Hospital Pediatric Emergency Unit between 2016 and 2019 and patients up to 18 years old were analyzed retrospectively. Data on demographic characteristics, including age and gender, reasons for referral, time of presentation, hospitalization period, need for intensive care and mortality rates were determined. Results: Of the patients, 538 (48.7%) were female and 566 (51.3%) were male. While the mean of boy was 57.86 months, the mean age of the girls was 81.43 months. When the mean age according to gender was analyzed statistically, a significant difference was found (p:0.001). The number of patients in the 0-6 age group (n=731, 66.2%) was higher than the others. Summer was the season in which applications were most frequently observed. The most frequently admittance time zone was between 16:00-23:59. The most common reason for admission was poisoning (n=855, 77.1%), followed by foreign body in the digestive tract (n=112, 10.5%). Conclusion:In our study, the majority of forensic cases are forensic cases caused by accident in the 0-6 age group. It has been observed that these cases can be prevented by taking careful measures. Therefore, medicines and cleaning products should be kept out of reach of children. It was thought that giving importance to security measures at home and providing training on this could reduce the frequency of poisoning.