Profile of pediatric trauma among the patients attending emergency department in a tertiary care hospital in South India

Autor: K. N. J. Prakash Raju, S Jagdish, G Krishna Kumar, D Anandhi, Jency Antony
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Journal of Emergencies, Trauma and Shock, Vol 13, Iss 1, Pp 62-67 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0974-2700
DOI: 10.4103/JETS.JETS_149_18
Popis: Background: Pediatric trauma is emerging as an epidemic worldwide; the epidemiology of pediatric trauma is different in different parts of the world. There are very few studies describing the pediatric trauma in developing countries. Objectives: The objectives of this study were to assess the type, mechanism, and extent of trauma among pediatric trauma patients and its association with clinical outcome. Methodology: This was a prospective observational study conducted in the department of emergency medicine and trauma at a tertiary care hospital in South India from September 2015 to March 2017. All children aged
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