Diversity of spectrum and management of animal-inflicted injuries in the pediatric age group: A prospective study from a pediatric surgery department catering primarily to the rural population

Autor: Rafey Abdul Rahman, Umesh Kumar Gupta, Shashank Agrawal, Prabudh Goel, Muniba Alim
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2020
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Zdroj: Journal of Indian Association of Pediatric Surgeons, Vol 25, Iss 4, Pp 225-230 (2020)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 0971-9261
1998-3891
DOI: 10.4103/jiaps.JIAPS_114_19
Popis: Introduction: Animal-inflicted injuries continue to be a major health problem worldwide. In developing countries, the outcome of such injuries, especially in children may be poor. Aim: The study aimed to evaluate the diversity of spectrum and management of animal-inflicted injuries in the pediatric age group. Materials and Methods: This was a prospective study on animal-inflicted injuries in children between 1 to 15 years of age over a period of 12 months. Data on various parameters such as age and sex, animal species involved, provoked/unprovoked, mechanism of injury, time of injury, prehospital care, injury-arrival interval, pattern and type of injury, trauma score, body region injured, treatment given and complications were collected and analyzed. Results: Fifty-two children with animal-inflicted injuries were included, constituting
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