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Evaluation of paediatric head trauma patients with computed tomography; The requirement of computed tomography in children with head injury: a cross-sectional study
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Affiliations- Department of Emergency Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Amasya University, Amasya, Türkiye
- Department of Emergency Medicine, Halil Şıvgın Çubuk State Hospital, Ankara, Türkiye
- Maria Skłodowska-Curie Medical Academy in Warsaw, Poland
- Bialystok Oncology Center, Bialystok, Poland
- Polish Society of Disaster Medicine, Warsaw, Poland
- Dr Nafiz Körez Sincan State Hospital, Ankara, Turkey
- Interventional Radiology Department Ankara City Hospital, Ankara, Türkiye
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Abstract
INTRODUCTION: In this study, we aimed to reveal the cranial computed tomography (CT) results of paediatric head trauma cases taken in our hospital and what clinical variables might be related to pathology in cranial CT. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Age, gender, glasgow coma scale (GCS), open or suspicious skull fracture, vomiting≥ 2, retrograde amnesia ≥ 30 minutes, the detailed mechanism of injury and CT findings (if CT is available)were evaluated. RESULTS: 66 of the cases were female (35.7%) and 119 were male (64.7%). The ages of the patients vary between 0 and 16 and the average age is 6.76. 108 (58.4%) of the patients had admitted to the hospital with traumas resulted from falling. 33 (17.8%) of them were passengers of a four-wheeled vehicle and 15 (8.1%) were had been crashed with a four-wheeled vehicle. CONCLUSIONS: In paediatric head traumas, falls and traffic accidents are in the first place and the measures taken in this regard should be increased.
Abstract
INTRODUCTION: In this study, we aimed to reveal the cranial computed tomography (CT) results of paediatric head trauma cases taken in our hospital and what clinical variables might be related to pathology in cranial CT. MATERIAL AND METHODS: Age, gender, glasgow coma scale (GCS), open or suspicious skull fracture, vomiting≥ 2, retrograde amnesia ≥ 30 minutes, the detailed mechanism of injury and CT findings (if CT is available)were evaluated. RESULTS: 66 of the cases were female (35.7%) and 119 were male (64.7%). The ages of the patients vary between 0 and 16 and the average age is 6.76. 108 (58.4%) of the patients had admitted to the hospital with traumas resulted from falling. 33 (17.8%) of them were passengers of a four-wheeled vehicle and 15 (8.1%) were had been crashed with a four-wheeled vehicle. CONCLUSIONS: In paediatric head traumas, falls and traffic accidents are in the first place and the measures taken in this regard should be increased.
Keywords
head trauma, CT scan, pediatric trauma
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Evaluation of paediatric head trauma patients with computed tomography; The requirement of computed tomography in children with head injury: a cross-sectional study
Journal
Disaster and Emergency Medicine Journal
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Research paper
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21-25
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2020-11-18
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Disaster Emerg Med J 2021;6(1):21-25.
Keywords
head trauma
CT scan
pediatric trauma
Authors
Sema Avcı
Bulut Demirel
Lukasz Szarpak
Eren Usul
Bülent Güngörer
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