@article{article_1248037, title={Evaluation of the Reasons for Admission Before and After COVID-19 in Cases Brought to a Pediatric Emergency Clinic by 112 Ambulances}, journal={Ege Üniversitesi Hemşirelik Fakültesi Dergisi}, volume={41}, pages={191–200}, year={2025}, DOI={10.53490/egehemsire.1248037}, author={Sakrak, Bilge and Kökcü Doğan, Aysel and Avcı, Özlem and Kuğuoğlu, Sema}, keywords={Covid 19, çocuk, acil}, abstract={Title: Evaluation of reasons for admission before and after covid-19 of case brought to a pediatric emergency clinic by 112 ambulance Objective: The reasons for admission of the cases brought to the pediatric emergency clinic in the pre- and post-Covid-19 periods are different. For healthcare professionals, knowing these differences is important in emergency response. This study aimed to evaluate the reasons for admission before and after Covid-19 of cases brought to the pediatric emergency clinic by 112 ambulance. Methods: This retrospective study was conducted in a public hospital pediatric emergency clinic between November 2018 and March 1, 2021. The sample of the study consisted of 400 pediatric patients who applied to the Emergency Service with a 112 ambulance. The data obtained in the study were analyzed using the SPSS (Statistical Package for Social Sciences) for Windows 22.0 software program. Results: 54% of the children included in the study were between the ages of 6-12 and 70% were male. A significant relationship was found between pre- and post-Covid-19 applications and descriptive features (age, gender, airway status, fever, SpO2, pulse, complaint, triage officer, result) (p <0.05). In addition, the increase in the rates of sore throat, muscle and joint pain, seizures, syncope, chest pain, palpitation, bronchitis, difficulty in breathing and allergy, which are the causes of emergency admission in the post-Covid-19 period, was found to be statistically significant (p <0.05). Conclusion: It was determined that in the post-Covid 19 period, children were brought to the emergency unit by 112 ambulance with more sore throat, muscle and joint pain, seizures, syncope, chest pain, palpitations, bronchitis, difficulty in breathing, and allergies than before. Emergency services are the first units to apply for Covid-19 complaints. Thus, it is necessary to include the reasons for children’s admission to emergency units in in-service trainings for all health personnel, to add triage steps to trainings, to follow current changes, to create and implement more comprehensive health protocols and procedures. Keywords: Covid 19, Child, Emergency Supporting institution:-----}, number={2}, publisher={Ege Üniversitesi}