Trauma in women of child-bearing age in a high-income developing country
| Autor: | H. Mirghani, Fikri M. Abu-Zidan, Alaa K. Abbas, Hani O. Eid |
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| Rok vydání: | 2012 |
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medicine.medical_specialty Pediatrics Adolescent United Arab Emirates Poison control Developing country Suicide prevention Occupational safety and health Fractures Bone Young Adult Lumbar Injury prevention Craniocerebral Trauma Humans Medicine Pelvic Bones Developing Countries business.industry Incidence Incidence (epidemiology) Accidents Traffic Age Factors Surgery Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine Socioeconomic Factors Cervical Vertebrae Emergency Medicine Child bearing Spinal Fractures Wounds and Injuries Female Burns business |
| Zdroj: | Turkish Journal of Trauma and Emergency Surgery. 18:239-242 |
| ISSN: | 1307-7945 1306-696X |
| DOI: | 10.5505/tjtes.2012.45578 |
| Popis: | BACKGROUND We aimed to study the distribution and causes of trauma in women of child-bearing age. METHODS Data were collected from Al-Ain Hospital (United Arab Emirates-UAE) Trauma Registry. Females aged 16 to 45 years (child-bearing age) who were admitted with trauma between March 2003 and March 2006 were included in the study. RESULTS Females represented 9% (n=171) of all trauma patients (n=1809) of the same age group, of which 29% were UAE nationals. The mean age for females was 30.5 years. Road traffic collision (RTC) was the main mechanism of injury (n=78, 46%). Burns were significantly higher in females than males (p=0.001). Cervical fractures were significantly higher in females (p=0.04), while lumbar fractures were significantly higher in males (p=0.03). In females, pelvic fractures were diagnosed in 6.4%, spinal fractures in 7%, and both injuries in 1.2%. Three females died (1.7%), and all were due to RTC. CONCLUSION The majority of females involved in trauma were aged 20- 34 years. RTC is the main mechanism of injury and fatality. Female trauma is associated with a high incidence of pelvicfractures. A higher rate of cervical injuries was observed in females in contrast to lumbar injuries in males. Language: en |
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