Araştırma Makalesi

Childhood injuries, their etiologies, and preventive measures

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

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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.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

Sağlık Kurumları Yönetimi

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yazarlar

Hasan Bombaci Bu kişi benim

Kerem Ulku Bu kişi benim

Levent Adiyeke Bu kişi benim

Savas Kara Bu kişi benim

Mucahit Gorgec Bu kişi benim

Yayımlanma Tarihi

12 Ağustos 2008

Gönderilme Tarihi

7 Mart 2014

Kabul Tarihi

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Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2008 Cilt: 42 Sayı: 3

Kaynak Göster

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, ve 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 (01 Ağustos 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, ve M. Gorgec, “Childhood injuries, their etiologies, and preventive measures”, Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, c. 42, sy 3, ss. 166–173, Ağu. 2008, [çevrimiçi]. Erişim adresi: 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 (01 Ağustos 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, vd. “Childhood injuries, their etiologies, and preventive measures”. Acta Orthopaedica et Traumatologica Turcica, c. 42, sy 3, Ağustos 2008, ss. 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]. 01 Ağustos 2008;42(3):166-73. Erişim adresi: https://izlik.org/JA45ZS62LW