Unintended Injuries Evaluated in theEmergency Room of a Third Level PediatricHospital in Dominican Republic
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Demian Arturo Herrera Morban
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6678-6064
Manuel Emilio Colome Hidalgo
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4562-6491
Rayneida Méndez Núñez
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3720-0474
Yessi Paulette Alcántara Lembert
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3491-9897
Zoila Leonor Torres Feliz
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0208-2743
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6678-6064
Manuel Emilio Colome Hidalgo
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4562-6491
Rayneida Méndez Núñez
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3720-0474
Yessi Paulette Alcántara Lembert
https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3491-9897
Zoila Leonor Torres Feliz
https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0208-2743
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Introduction:
The term
unintended injury
is defined as that injury not
caused in a premeditated manner; being one of the most frequent
causes of death among children of all ages.
Material and Methods
:
A descriptive, cross-sectional analysis and retrospective data collection
study was conducted in the emergency database of a third level pediatric
hospital from the Dominican Republic, with the objective of Determine
the prevalence of unintended injuries.
Results
: The total prevalence of
unintended injuries was 12.1%. The most frequent sex was male with
61.6%, most frequent age range 1-14 years with 29.2%. According to the
diagnosis, trauma is in the first place with 94.1%, highlighting that this is
the main diagnosis in order of frequency in both sexes.
Conclusions:
The
total prevalence of unintended injuries was 12.1%. The most frequent sex
was male. In all unintended injuries identified, the most affected age range
was 1-4 years.
The term
unintended injury
is defined as that injury not
caused in a premeditated manner; being one of the most frequent
causes of death among children of all ages.
Material and Methods
:
A descriptive, cross-sectional analysis and retrospective data collection
study was conducted in the emergency database of a third level pediatric
hospital from the Dominican Republic, with the objective of Determine
the prevalence of unintended injuries.
Results
: The total prevalence of
unintended injuries was 12.1%. The most frequent sex was male with
61.6%, most frequent age range 1-14 years with 29.2%. According to the
diagnosis, trauma is in the first place with 94.1%, highlighting that this is
the main diagnosis in order of frequency in both sexes.
Conclusions:
The
total prevalence of unintended injuries was 12.1%. The most frequent sex
was male. In all unintended injuries identified, the most affected age range
was 1-4 years.
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2) Organización Mundial de la Salud. Cada día mueren más de 2000 niños por lesiones no intencionadas. Comunicado de prensa. 2008. Disponible: https://www.who.int/mediacentre/news/releases/2008/pr46/es/
3) Fondo de las Naciones Unidas para la Infancia: República Dominicana (UNICEF-RD). Derecho de los niños, niñas y adolescentes. Actualizado 2019.
4) Arribas Sánchez C, Bardón Cancho EJ, Rivas García A, et al. Consultas relacionadas con lesiones no intencionadas en urgencias en España: serie de casos. An Pediatr (Barc). 2018;89(6):333-343
5) Nouhjah S. Niakan Sh, Saki A. Risk factors of non-fatal unintentional home injuries among children under 5 years old; a population-based study. Emergency. 2017; 5 (1): e6.
6) Bhuvaneswari N, Prasuna JG, Goel MK, Rasania SK. An epidemiological study on home injuries among children of 0–14 years in South Delhi. Indian J Public Health 2018;62:4-9.
7) Alshahethi A et al. Rate and pattern of unintentional injuries among 9-12 grades schoolchildren in Yemen and their associated factors. J Inj Violence Res. 2018 July; 10(2): 75-82. doi: 10.5249/jivr.v10i2.966.
8) E. Bustos Córdova et al.Epidemiología de lesiones no intencionales en niños: revisión de estadísticas internacionales y nacionales. Bol Med Hosp Infant Mex. 2014;71(2):68-75
9) Natsuki Y, Chikako H, Satoko N. Current trends and age-based differences of unintentional injury in Japanese children. BioScience Trends. 2016; 10(2):152-157.
10) Abib SCV et al. Unintentional pediatric injuries in São Paulo. How often is it severe? Acta Cir Bras. 2017;32(7):587-598).
11)Gatica CI, Dri J, Cortesi V, et al. Opiniones, prácticas y conocimientos de pediatras sobre la prevención de lesiones no intencionales. Arch Argent Pediatr 2017;115(6):601-607.
12) Sastre Paz M, Zoni AC, Esparza Olcina MJ, del Cura González MI. Prevalencia y factores asociados a lesiones no intencionales. Rev Esp Pediatr Aten Primaria. 2016;18:253-8.
13) Hurtado D, Medina E, Sarmiento C, Godoy J.Factores de riesgo relacionados con accidentes pediátricos en un hospital infantil de Bogotá. Rev. salud pública.2015: 17 (1): 74-84.
14) Periódico el Caribe [ en linea ]República Dominicana. Sobre Accidentes de Transito. 1 Agosto 2019. [ Fecha de acceso 20 diciembre 2019]. Disponible en: https://www.elcaribe.com.do/2019/08/01/sobre-accidentes-de-transito/
Como Citar
Herrera Morban, D. A., Colome Hidalgo, M. E., Méndez Núñez, R., Alcántara Lembert, Y. P., & Torres Feliz, Z. L. (2020). Unintended Injuries Evaluated in theEmergency Room of a Third Level PediatricHospital in Dominican Republic. Universitas Medica, 61(4). https://doi.org/10.11144/Javeriana.umed61-4.les
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