Research Article

Childhood injuries, their etiologies, and preventive measures

Volume: 42 Number: 3 August 12, 2008
  • Hasan Bombaci
  • Kerem Ulku
  • Levent Adiyeke
  • Savas Kara
  • Mucahit Gorgec
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Childhood injuries, their etiologies, and preventive measures

Abstract

Objectives: The purpose of this study was to evaluate social, economical, and cultural factors of childhood injuries and to assess preventive measures.
Methods: The study included 120 children (75 boys, 45 girls; mean age 8.3 years; range 0 to 14 years) who presented to the emergency department due to trauma from September to December 2007. Information was gathered from the patients or parents on the following: age, number of siblings; time, etiology, place, and type of trauma; type and time of transportation, educational and sociocultural level of the parents, and whether the patient had a similar injury before.
Results: About one-tenth (10.8%) of the patients were admitted and treated. Twenty patients (16.7%) had at least one similar injury previously. Most of the events were household injuries (n=42, 35%). The highest number of injuries occurred at the ages of 7, 8, and 10 years, and the number of injuries remained high from 12 to 14 years of age. The most frequent site of injury was the elbow during the first six years of age, the wrist and the hand at ages 7 to 11 years, and the wrist from 12 to 14 years of age. The great majority of the mothers were housewives (86.7%). Occupation and educational status of the mother, and the number of siblings were not related with recurrent childhood injuries (p>0.05).
Conclusion: This study provided helpful information on the characteristics of childhood trauma. Programs targeting to increase the awareness on pertinent risk behaviors and to promote educational efforts concerning the risks and preventive measures will be of great help in preventing childhood injuries, in particular at the beginning of school life (age 7) and adolescence (age 12), at which time child injuries show culmination.

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Primary Language

English

Subjects

Health Care Administration

Journal Section

Research Article

Authors

Hasan Bombaci This is me

Kerem Ulku This is me

Levent Adiyeke This is me

Savas Kara This is me

Mucahit Gorgec This is me

Publication Date

August 12, 2008

Submission Date

March 7, 2014

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Year 2008 Volume: 42 Number: 3

APA
Bombaci, H., Ulku, K., Adiyeke, L., Kara, S., & Gorgec, M. (2008). Childhood injuries, their etiologies, and preventive measures. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, 42(3), 166-173. https://izlik.org/JA45ZS62LW
AMA
1.Bombaci H, Ulku K, Adiyeke L, Kara S, Gorgec M. Childhood injuries, their etiologies, and preventive measures. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2008;42(3):166-173. https://izlik.org/JA45ZS62LW
Chicago
Bombaci, Hasan, Kerem Ulku, Levent Adiyeke, Savas Kara, and Mucahit Gorgec. 2008. “Childhood Injuries, Their Etiologies, and Preventive Measures”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 42 (3): 166-73. https://izlik.org/JA45ZS62LW.
EndNote
Bombaci H, Ulku K, Adiyeke L, Kara S, Gorgec M (August 1, 2008) Childhood injuries, their etiologies, and preventive measures. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 42 3 166–173.
IEEE
[1]H. Bombaci, K. Ulku, L. Adiyeke, S. Kara, and M. Gorgec, “Childhood injuries, their etiologies, and preventive measures”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 42, no. 3, pp. 166–173, Aug. 2008, [Online]. Available: https://izlik.org/JA45ZS62LW
ISNAD
Bombaci, Hasan - Ulku, Kerem - Adiyeke, Levent - Kara, Savas - Gorgec, Mucahit. “Childhood Injuries, Their Etiologies, and Preventive Measures”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica 42/3 (August 1, 2008): 166-173. https://izlik.org/JA45ZS62LW.
JAMA
1.Bombaci H, Ulku K, Adiyeke L, Kara S, Gorgec M. Childhood injuries, their etiologies, and preventive measures. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica. 2008;42:166–173.
MLA
Bombaci, Hasan, et al. “Childhood Injuries, Their Etiologies, and Preventive Measures”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, vol. 42, no. 3, Aug. 2008, pp. 166-73, https://izlik.org/JA45ZS62LW.
Vancouver
1.Hasan Bombaci, Kerem Ulku, Levent Adiyeke, Savas Kara, Mucahit Gorgec. Childhood injuries, their etiologies, and preventive measures. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica [Internet]. 2008 Aug. 1;42(3):166-73. Available from: https://izlik.org/JA45ZS62LW