Causes of Trauma and Related Factors in Children Referred to the Emergency Department of Public Hospitals in Iran

Mastani Jahroodi, Ali; Hakimzadeh, Atena; Eskandari, Narges; Aghaali, Mohammad; Abbasinia, Mohammad; Amiri, Atideh; Sarvari Sabet, Zahra; Ghazizadeh Ehsaee, Fatemeh

doi:10.30491/tm.2024.380849.1560

Causes of Trauma and Related Factors in Children Referred to the Emergency Department of Public Hospitals in Iran

Document Type : Original Article

Authors

Ali Mastani jahroodi ¹

Atena Hakimzadeh ¹

Narges Eskandari ²

Mohammad Aghaali ³

Mohammad Abbasinia ⁴

Atideh Amiri ¹

Zahra Sarvari Sabet ¹

Fatemeh Ghazizadeh Ehsaee ¹

¹ Student Research Committee, Qom university of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran

² Spiritual Health Research Center, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran

³ Department of Family and Community Medicine, School of Medicine, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran

⁴ Department of nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Qom University of Medical Sciences, Qom, Iran.

10.30491/tm.2024.380849.1560

Abstract

Introduction: Given the importance of obtaining accurate information on the prevalence and causes of trauma in children, and the role of such data in informing health policy and prevention strategies, as well as the paucity of information on this topic in Qom province, this study aimed to investigate the causes of trauma and related factors.
Method: This descriptive-analytical cross-sectional study focused on children with injuries who visited the emergency departments of public hospitals in Qom, Iran. Data were collected using a standardized form and by reviewing the medical records of hospitalized children during 2019.
Result: In a study involving 1,447 children, 60.1% of the participants were boys. The most common cause of trauma was falling (46.5%), and the most common place of the accident for boys was outside the home (73%). There was a significant relationship between children's age and the cause of the trauma, so that the prevalence of traffic accidents was higher in older children (P <0.05).
Conclusion: Considering that most of the patients referred to the hospital due to trauma were boys, the high prevalence of falls in children, and the increase in traffic accidents in children with increasing age, it is clear that there is a need for further research.

Keywords

Child

Trauma

Accident

Injury

Harm

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